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HFD Battles Honomu Structure Fire

February 16, 2019, 12:30 PM HST
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The Hawai‘i Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire on Feb. 15, 2019, at 3:14 p.m.

Companies 1, 2, 4 and BC1 arrived at 28-1551 Old Māmalahoa Highway near Honomu at 3:30 p.m. to find a single-family dwelling fully engulfed in flames with most of the structure collapsed.

Fire was reported by neighbors.

Fire personnel were unable to locate occupant(s) of structure.

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At time of this report at 8:15 a.m., Feb. 16, Company 1 was still conducting mop-up operations while Hawai‘i Police Department and fire Investigators conducted their investigations.

Damage to the 1,553-square-foot structure was estimated at $194,000.

The cause of the fire is under Investigation.

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