Claim: New footage shows what appears to be a beam of light hitting a building and causing an explosion on Maui, Hawaii, ahead of the fires.
Fact-check: Video of explosion is from Chile, not Maui - Full Fact
Verdict: this video was actually taken in a suburb of santiago, chile, in may, and shows an exploding transformer.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-08-17T00:00:00