HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR_2023-05-20FirefightersextinguishstructurefireinKapaa.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2023
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL GIBSON, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Firefighters extinguish structure fire in Kapa‘a
KAPA‘A – Firefighters responded to a structure fire that broke out early Saturday morning on
Kūhiō Highway in Kapa‘a.
There were no occupants in the building at the time responders arrived, and no injuries were
reported.
Multiple units were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2:30 a.m., where they found a small
structure and two vehicles fully engulfed in flames.
Kapa‘a firefighters were first on scene and were soon assisted by Kaiākea, Līhu‘e, and Kalāheo
fire stations, along with the on-duty battalion chief.
Upon arrival, firefighters saw neighboring residents using garden hoses to protect their
properties from exposure. The fire had also extended to a nearby coconut tree, and to the fence line
where a utility line was down in the driveway.
Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control and continued to extinguish all flames.
Firefighters with the Fire Prevention Bureau arrived on scene to conduct an investigation on the
cause of the fire. Inspectors estimate damage to the structure and its contents to be roughly $70,000.
The investigation remains ongoing at this time.
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