Hawaii wildfires: Maui emergency chief quits after sirens criticism
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Hawaii residents tell the BBC a stronger emergency response could have saved lives in the blaze.

Maui's emergency management chief has quit a day after defending his agency's failure to activate its alarm system in last week's fatal wildfire.

Herman Andaya, who had no prior experience in emergency management, cited "health reasons" for resigning.

In the days since, residents of the Hawaii...

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