HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR071019FirefightersrespondtostructurefireinLihueTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: July 10, 2019
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
KILIPAKI VAUGHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Firefighters respond to structure fire in Li-hu`e
LIHUE — Firefighters responded to a structure fire that broke out Tuesday night on
Ho`olako Street in Uhu`e.
No injuries were reported.
Lihu`e firefighters were dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:30 p.m. to find an
outside storage shed fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters brought the fire under control at about 10:40 p.m. and fully extinguished all
flames shortly after 10:45 p.m.
Prior to units arriving on scene, the homeowner had attempted to put out the fire with an
extinguisher.
Fire inspectors estimate the damage to the structure and its contents to be roughly
$75,000.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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