Firefighters extinguish building fire in Kalihi
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COURTESY CHERI WAI
Firefighters extinguished a 2-alarm fire in a two-story building on Puuhale Road in Kalihi this afternoon.
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COURTESY WAYNE SHINBARA
Firefighters extinguished a 2-alarm fire in a two-story building on Puuhale Road in Kalihi this afternoon.
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Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire in Kalihi at 275 Puuhale Road this afternoon.
The fire broke out about 5:05 p.m.
Responding firefighters saw smoke and flames coming from the second floor of a two-story building.
People in the building escaped without injury after noticing smoke.
Firefighters brought the fire under control at 5:20 p.m. and extinguished it by 5:34 p.m.
The cause is under investigation and a damage estimate was not immediately available.