People in the surrounding area did not have to evacuate, the Maui Police Department said, and preliminary investigations suggested liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies barbecue grills in the resort's common area, was involved in the explosion.
Explosion at The Whaler, a beachside resort in Maui, Hawaii injures 7
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There are still two missing people unaccounted for from the fire, Robert Owens and Elmer Lee Stevens, the Maui Police Department said in an update Tuesday.
Hawaii officials announce new evacuation routes to be built in aftermath of Maui fire
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