Kitchen fire causes injury to employee
A 52-year-old Maui restaurant worker suffered minor burns in a stove fire shortly after noon Monday in Kahului.
Maui firefighters responded to a 12:08 p.m. alarm for a structure fire at Dragon Dragon Restaurant, 70 E. Kaahumanu Ave., in the Maui Mall.
Crews arrived to find the fire out, and the restaurant patrons had evacuated.
The automatic fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire, which was contained to the stove.
The cause was a malfunctioning valve on the stove, and determined to be accidental, a fire official said.
The male worker had minor burns on his face and arms but refused medical transport.
Damage was estimated at $500. There was minor water damage to the ceiling tiles.
No food was lost.
Maui rescuers help 2 people back to shore
Maui lifeguards assisted a windsurfer and stand-up paddleboarder who were unable to make it to shore because of high winds Monday off Kihei.
Fronting Waipuilani Park in Kihei, a 41-year-old male windsurfer broke his rig and was paddling for more than an hour trying to make his way in at 1:13 p.m. Monday. An Ocean Safety watercraft picked him up about 800 yards offshore and brought him in.
Near the Maui Beach Resort, 515 S. Kihei Road, a woman in her 20s from Lahaina, stand-up paddling for the first time, could not stand because of the wind at 1:18 p.m Monday. An Ocean Safety watercraft met her about 400 yards offshore and towed her in.
No medical attention was needed in either case.
