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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES, JR.
Managing Director
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 19, 2017
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Firefighters respond to structure fire in Kalaheo
KALAHEO – Firefighters responded to a structure fire that broke out Wednesday
afternoon on Na‘au Road in Kalāheo.
No injuries were reported.
Multiple units were dispatched to the scene at approximately 4:30 p.m. to find an outside
shed and metal container fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from the Kalāheo fire station were
first on scene and were soon assisted by Hanapēpē and Līhu‘e firefighters, and the on-duty
Battalion Chief.
The scene was cleared shortly after 6:30 p.m.
Fire inspectors estimate the damage to the structure and its contests to be roughly
$50,000.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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