"As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today amid the active Lahaina fire," a Maui county statement read. 

Three wildfires started earlier this week and rapidly spread on Wednesday. Preliminary estimates show nearly 300 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and more than 1,000 acres of Maui's Upcountry have been charred. Power is out for thousands across the west of Maui. 

On Wednesday night, thousands of people lined Maui's Kahului Airport, trying to escape the inferno. Mass evacuations were conducted in the resort town of Lahaina earlier in the day. 

Maxar Technologies released before and after satellite imagery of Lahaina that reveals the fire leveled the town. 

Footage posted on "X," formerly known as Twitter, also shows the devastation. 

Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke described the fire as "unprecedented." Here are the most recent updates on the blaze (list courtesy of CNN):

Thirty-six killed: "As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today amid the active Lahaina fire. No other details are available at this time," Maui County officials said in their news release.

Several unaccounted for: Three helicopters from the US Coast Guard and US Navy were used in search and rescue efforts along the west Maui coastline, and a federal team arrived Wednesday to help search efforts in the Lahaina area, officials said.