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BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Mayor Managing Director
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 4, 2018
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Firefighters extinguish fire in Li-hu`e industrial area
LIHU`E — Firefighters responded to an industrial fire that broke out early Tuesday
morning at Y. Hata & Co., Ltd., on Aukele Street in LThu`e.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters from the LThu`e fire station were first on scene shortly after 3:30 a.m., and
discovered two trucks and a stack of wooden pallets fully engulfed in flames. The blaze also
extended into the structure nearby.
LThu`e personnel were quickly joined by crews from the Kapa`a and Kalaheo stations, as
well as the on -duty Battalion Chief.
Crews gained control of the fire, and it was fully extinguished at approximately 4:45 a.m.
According to fire inspectors, the incident caused approximately $1.5 million in damages.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.