Woman who escaped Lahaina wildfire by running through burning field dies

Laurie Allen is now among the at least 98 people who died when a blaze destroyed the historic Hawaii town in August

A woman who escaped a wildfire that destroyed Hawaii community by running through a burning field has died after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit.

Laurie Allen died Friday at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her and her husband, Perry Allen.