Unprecedented wildfires burned through the Hawaiian island of Maui overnight and are not yet under control. At least six people have died and more than two dozen have been injured, according to authorities. The fires, fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Dora, destroyed businesses in the historic town of Lahaina and rescuers with the US Coast Guard pulled a dozen people from the ocean water off the town after they dived in to escape smoke and flames. More than 2,100 people spent the night in four shelters on the island. State officials said they did not want any visitors to come to Maui, and that current visitors should leave. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who is serving as acting governor because Gov. Josh Green was out of state, said shelters are overflowing and resources are taxed. Thirty power lines are also down, leaving homes, hotels and shelters without electricity, the Associated Press reports. The Lahaina fire is not yet under control, Bissen said, and officials have not determined what started the wildfires. “I can tell you that we did not anticipate having this many fires simultaneously,” he said. Biden: "all available federal assets" sent to Hawaii US President Joe Biden has spoken about the fires, saying that he has sent “all available federal assets on the islands to help with the response”. The Associated Press has spoken to Lahaina locals. Alan Dickar, owns the Vintage European Posters gallery, which has been on Lahaina’s Front street, its main street of shops, for 23 years. He watched wildfires burn through the street on Tuesday, and now is not sure what is left of his gallery. Dickar called Front street the “economic heart of this island.” “Every significant thing I owned burned down today,” he said. “I’ll be OK. I got out safely.” Flames still burning through historic town Officials have released very little information about the scope of damage caused by the wildfires, but satellite images from NASA, seen by the Associated Press, appear to show active flames throughout much of the historic town of Lahaina. Another Maui wildfire was burning near the town of Kihei. The satellite images support videos and photos posted to social media sites that showed flames roaring through the town and burned-down buildings. This video via an editor at the Huffington Post shows the fires burning overnight: What we know Unprecedented wildfires burned through the Hawaiian island of Maui overnight and are not yet under control. At least six people have died and more than two dozen have been injured, according to authorities. The fires, fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Dora, destroyed businesses in the historic town of Lahaina and rescuers with the US Coast Guard pulled a dozen people from the ocean water off the town after they dived in to escape smoke and flames. More than 2,100 people spent the night in four shelters on the island. State officials said they did not want any visitors to come to Maui, and that current visitors should leave. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who is serving as acting governor because Gov. Josh Green was out of state, said shelters are overflowing and resources are taxed. Thirty power lines are also down, leaving homes, hotels and shelters without electricity, the Associated Press reports. The Lahaina fire is not yet under control, Bissen said, and officials have not determined what started the wildfires. “I can tell you that we did not anticipate having this many fires simultaneously,” he said. Opening summary Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the unprecedented wildfires burning on the Hawaii’s Maui island. At least six people have been killed in three wildfires that have raced across parts of of the island, mayor Richard Bissen said. More than two dozen people have been injured and thousands spent the night in shelters. Bissen confirmed the deaths during a press conference on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. Much of the historic town of Lahaina has been destroyed and the fire is not yet under control. It is just past noon in Hawaii. We’ll bring you the latest updates as they happen. You can send news, questions, or information you think we may have missed to me on Twitter here, or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com.