Four members of Tongan family perish in Maui fire

Lahaina, MAUI — Four members of a Tongan family have been identified among those killed by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii last week.

Hawaii News Now reports the immigrant family were found in a burnt-out car near their home.

The victims are husband and wife Mauifonua and Faaoso Tone, along with their daughter Salote, and grandson Tony.

A statement issued by family said "the magnitude of our grief is indescribable".

99 fatalities have so far been recorded as a result of the fires.

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