HAWAII WILDFIRE

Hats off to the firefighters who are performing their duties honestly, risking their lives batling a large Hawaii wildfire (“Firefighters continue batling large Hawaii wildfire,” Oct. 13, Gulf Today website).

A wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning in a rural area between the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes.

The area where the fire is burning is dominated by shrubs and grasslands that are parched from persistent drought in the region.

I hope the firefighters douse the wildfire as soon as they can and save the forest and the area around Hawaii’s Big Island.

Ghulam Rasoon, By email