A tourist in Maui only realized wildfires were ravaging the area when she found out she had 'no way home' after a day trip

• A tourist who was vacationing in Maui said that she went on a day trip the same morning that wildfires started.
• She told NBC News she only learned of the fires when she realized her family had "no way home."

A tourist vacationing in Maui said that she and her family only realized that wildfires were sweeping across the island when they found they had "no way home" from a day trip on the Road to Hana.

Bella Adorable told NBC News that she and her family went to Road to Hana on Tuesday morning, the day fires started to spread across Maui.

"So we didn't know anything about the fires," Adorable said, adding that she and her family made it out of the historic town of Lahaina — which has been devastated by the fires — "without a scratch."

"After Road to Hana, we were like, 'let's go home,' and that's when we realized that there's no way home," Adorable told NBC. "And that's when I found out that there were wildfires."

She added that she was shocked when she saw footage online of Front Street, a popular street known for its shopping and art galleries, being swept by the fires.

"After seeing some videos, I realized that Front Street was, like, completely gone," Adorable said. "And it was crazy because we went to Front Street literally the night before, and it still hasn't wrapped around my head that something that I recently visited is not there anymore."

At least 36 people have died as a result of the devastating wildfires in Maui and Big Island, and more than 11,000 people have been evacuated, including Adorable and her family.

President Joe Biden addressed the fires on Thursday, saying, "Anyone who's lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately."

He went on to praise the first responders, firefighters, and other emergency workers who are "risking their lives" to respond to the fires. He also said that FEMA officials and local authorities are working "as quickly as possible to fight these fires and evacuate residents and tourists."