HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220127KFD.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 27, 2022
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Fire displaces one in Wailua Wednesday
WAILUA – A fire in Wailua Wednesday evening displaced one resident.
No injuries were reported. Volunteers with the America Red Cross assisted the displaced
individual.
Firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire in Wailua on Kihei Road at approximately 9
p.m. on Wednesday.
Personnel from the Līhu‘e, Kaiakea, and Kapa‘a fire stations; Rescue 3; the on-duty Battalion
Chief; Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative; the Department of Public Works; American Medical response;
the Kaua‘i Police Department; and the KFD Fire Prevention Bureau responded to the incident.
According to a preliminary report, upon arrival, fire personnel discovered a single-story dwelling
fully engulfed in flames at approximately 9:10 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters engaged in a defensive
strategy until the first was contained. However, firefighters remained on the scene to extinguish
multiple flare-ups throughout the night.
At 6:20 a.m. Thursday, Kaua‘i Police Department personnel was on the scene as firefighters
conducted a shift change. At approximately 7:35 a.m., KPD personnel informed dispatch that the
structure again flared up. At 9:45 a.m., the Department of Public Works used heavy machinery to move
debris and assisted fire personnel with final extinguishment.
Fire investigators and personnel remained on the scene and later cleared at 2 p.m.
The structure is considered a total loss. Damages and contents are estimated at $893,000.
The cause of the fire is undetermined due to extensive fire damage.
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