Fatal Kailua ambulance fire linked to oxygen device
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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, left, speaks at Wednesday's press conference about a fatal ambulance fire in Kailua. Preliminary findings from the investigation point to the portable oxygen regulator as the cause of the August incident. A Honolulu Emergency Medical Service ambulance caught fire on Aug. 24 while transporting a 91-year-old patient to Adventist Health Castle Hospital from Kaneohe.
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Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan speaks on Wednesday.
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Deputy Director of Emergency Services Ian Santee demonstrates how a fatal fire could have occurred in an ambulance.
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Honolulu Fire Chief Sheldon “Kalani” Hao speaks on Wednesday.
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Director of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Services Dr. Jim Ireland speaks on Wednesday.
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Deputy Director of Emergency Services Ian Santee demonstrates how a fatal fire could have occurred in an ambulance.