Seven people were injured, three of them critically, after an apparent gas grill explosion at a resort in Hawaii. The incident occurred at The Whaler resort on Kāʻanapali Beach on Thursday, Feb. 20, according to Hawaii News Now and CW affiliate KHON-TV . Police arrived at the scene on Kāʻanapali Parkway around 6:21 p.m. local time and were assisted by “bystanders with medical and first responder backgrounds” as they tended to the victims, the Maui Police Department said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. Seven people, ages 18 to 74,...

An explosion at a Hawaii beachside resort injured seven people, including three in critical condition, and left a pile of debris in a popular tourist area of west Maui, according to police and video footage. Preliminary investigations suggested liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies barbecue grills in the resort’s common area, was involved in the explosion, the Maui Police Department said. The explosion Thursday night left a pile of debris at The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach, a popular tourist area where a string of hotels, timeshares and rental properties line white...

A suspected gas explosion thought to be caused by a malfunctioning grill has injured seven, with three fighting for their lives. The incident happened at a luxury resort in Maui. The injured, who have not yet been named, range in age from 17 to 74. One had to be airlifted to Maui Memorial Medical Center for emergency treatment. The source of the explosion is understood to be have been a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) device that blew up at around 6.15pm. It sounded "like a bomb going off", according to...

A massive explosion rocked a grill area at a resort in Maui, Hawaii, leaving seven people injured and debris scattered across a beach. At least three people are in critical condition following the blast at The Whaler resort on Ka'anapali Beach on Thursday night, with victims ranging in age from 18 to 74, according to Hawaii News Now. "We were swimming down at the pool at the Sheraton and suddenly there was this huge, earth-shaking boom," witness David Flint told the station. A photo taken at the scene showed locals...

(CNN) — An explosion following a suspected grill malfunction in Hawaii Thursday left at least seven people injured, authorities said. Officials received multiple reports of an explosion around 6:15 p.m. in Kāʻanapali Beach in Maui, the Maui Police Department told CNN in a statement. The address provided by authorities is The Whaler resort. The injured range in age from 18 to 74, police said. At least three people are in critical condition – one person was airlifted to Maui Memorial Medical Center for treatment. Preliminary investigations suggest the explosion may...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Several people have been injured in an explosion at a resort in Maui, according to local media reports. Maui Police Department said it was responding to "a miscellaneous accident" that occurred around 6:15 p.m. local time at 2481 Kāʻanapali Parkway. "At this time, no evacuations are being conducted. We ask the public to avoid the area while first responders work the investigation," a police statement said. This is a breaking news story...