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17 Evacuate Due to Hilo Structure Fire

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The Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to a report of a single-story structure blaze on Dec. 13, 2018, at 64 Ipuka St., Unit 10D, in Hilo.

First-responders arrived at scene at 11:40 p.m. to find flames coming from a 850-square-foot unit of a fourplex.

The fire was contained to the unit of origin and extinguished and all units were ventilated.

All 17 occupants of the building escaped without injury.

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The owner of the property is Lanakila Housing/State of Hawai‘i.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

 

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