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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: November 5, 2018
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Firefighters extinguish structure fire in Kalaheo, brush fire in Kapa`a
KALAHEO — Firefighters responded to a structure fire that broke out early Monday
morning on Kaumuali`i Highway in Kalaheo, and a small brush fire on Sunday evening in
Kapa`a.
At approximately 2 a.m. on Monday, firefighters from the Kalaheo fire station were
dispatched to Kaumuali`i Highway, in Kalaheo, where they found a single -story house on fire.
The structure was vacant with no occupants, and no injuries were reported.
Once on scene, firefighters brought the blaze under control within minutes, and confined
the fire to the home's kitchen and laundry room. Firefighters fully extinguished the fire and
cleared the scene by approximately 3:30 a.m.
Fire inspectors estimate the damage to the structure to be roughly $100,000. The cause
of the fire remains under investigation.
At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters from the Kaiakea fire station
responded to a brush fire along the Kapa`a Bypass Road — between the roundabout and the
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church.
The Kapa`a Bypass Road was closed for approximately 15 minutes while firefighters
extinguished the roughly 1,000-square-foot fire. The scene was cleared at approximately 6:15
p.m.
No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened. The cause of the brush fire
is not yet known.