UPDATE: Loloa St. Now Open After Fire Requires Evacuations

UPDATE 1:44 p.m.: 

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports Loloa Street is now open to traffic.

HELCO crews are on scene. Drive with caution in the area.

ORIGINAL POST:

Hawai‘i Police Department reports that Loloa Street in Kalaoa, North Kona is closed due to a fire.

Residents in the immediate area are being evacuated.

Use alternate routes if you are driving in that area.