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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: December 11, 2017
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Firefighters extinguish structure fire in Hā‘ena
HAENA – Firefighters extinguished a structure fire that broke out in Hā‘ena on Sunday
evening, Dec. 10.
About 20 fire personnel were dispatched to the fire shortly after 8:50 p.m.on Kūhiō
Highway in Hā‘ena. Once on scene, KFD personnel located the fire that threatened a small
cottage and a storage room.
KFD personnel brought the fire under control around 9:30 p.m. and fully extinguished it
shortly after 10 p.m.
No one was home at the time, no injuries were reported, and the American Red Cross
was called to assist the occupant of the structure.
The estimated damage to the structure and its contents is roughly $15,000.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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