Strong winds have fueled fires on Maui, At least 53 people have been killed and dozens injured

Within two hours of learning about the wildfires breaking out in Maui, Dr. Reza Danesh stocked up on antibiotics, food and water in his mobile clinic. He left for Lahaina, a community now almost completely destroyed by the flames.Danesh said he spent 14 hours Wednesday transporting people to evacuation shelters, treating them in his mobile clinic and helping evacuees.

One of the women he treated was covered in minor burns. He told her that he jumped into the sea to escape the flames with his neighbors, one of whom died. "I heard the story and I was so sad," Danesh said. "There he kept his sanity and his pets were all dead and he had nothing and I'm worried about his injuries. Danesh said he mostly treated the "wounded well" -- people with asthma or other chronic health conditions that made it difficult to cope with the smoke or the stress of their burning homes.

Danesh said he distributed antibiotic drops and inhalers for eye infections to people who had breathing problems from smoke inhalation. Strong winds have fueled fires on Maui and the Big Island since Tuesday. Hawaii officials say at least 53 people have been killed and dozens injured on Maui. Danesh, a board-certified emergency physician, runs MODO Mobile Doctors, an urgent care and mobile clinic he said he founded in hopes of expanding access to outpatient care in Maui.

But as someone who used to work in an emergency room, Danesh said he wasn't prepared for what he saw on his way to Lahaina Wednesday morning. "I just walked into a war zone, the hot aftermath with the steam and the fire still cooking on the side.

We walked down this road and Will Smith and I were like 'I Am Legend' - like zombies, people are just. coming. covered. sprays , it looks like they're going to collapse," he said. According to report, at least 20 people suffered serious burns. According to Danesh, pharmacies in Lahaina burned down, so many evacuees ran out of essential medications, such as insulin.

 Emergency clinics were also destroyed. Justin Prouty, owner of Minit Medical Urgent Care, said Wednesday that he expected his Lahaina facility to be without capacity. Cliff Alakai, manager of Maui Medical Group, which operates another emergency clinic in Lahaina, said a photo he saw on Facebook showed the facility was badly damaged. Danesh said people on the island don't have much access to medical care.

Within two hours of learning about the wildfires breaking out in Maui, Dr. Reza Danesh stocked up on antibiotics, food and water in his mobile clinic. He left for Lahaina, a community now almost completely destroyed by the flames. Danesh said he spent 14 hours Wednesday transporting people to evacuation shelters, treating them in his mobile clinic and helping evacuees. One of the women he treated was covered in minor burns.

He told her that he jumped into the sea to escape the flames with his neighbors, one of whom died. "I heard the story and I was so sad," Danesh said. "There he kept his sanity and his pets were all dead and he had nothing and I'm worried about his injuries. Danesh said he mostly treated the "wounded well" -- people with asthma or other chronic health conditions that made it difficult to cope with the smoke or the stress of their burning homes.

Danesh said he distributed antibiotic drops and inhalers for eye infections to people who had breathing problems from smoke inhalation. Strong winds have fueled fires on Maui and the Big Island since Tuesday. Hawaii officials say at least 53 people have been killed and dozens injured on Maui.

Danesh, a board-certified emergency physician, runs MODO Mobile Doctors, an urgent care and mobile clinic he said he founded in hopes of expanding access to outpatient care in Maui. But as someone who used to work in an emergency room, Danesh said he wasn't prepared for what he saw on his way to Lahaina Wednesday morning. "I just walked into a war zone, the hot aftermath with the steam and the fire still cooking on the side. 

We walked down this road and Will Smith and I were like 'I Am Legend' - like zombies, people are just. coming. covered. sprays , it looks like they're going to collapse," he said. According to Reuters, at least 20 people suffered serious burns. According to Danesh, pharmacies in Lahaina burned down, so many evacuees ran out of essential medications, such as insulin. Emergency clinics were also destroyed. Justin Prouty, owner of Minit Medical Urgent Care, said Wednesday that he expected his Lahaina facility to be without capacity.

Cliff Alakai, manager of Maui Medical Group, which operates another emergency clinic in Lahaina, said a photo he saw on Facebook showed the facility was badly damaged. Danesh said people on the island don't have much access to medical care.