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Residents who did not want to be identified picked up their belongings Monday after their house burned at 3327 Francis St. in Kaimuki. A pet cat alerted the residents of the fire, which broke out early Monday morning, but after the residents evacuated with no injuries, the cat had gone missing.
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A heroic Kapahulu cat that alerted its owners that their house was on fire early Monday morning has not been found, Honolulu fire officials said.
HFD determined that the 1:53 a.m. blaze at 3327 Francis St. was triggered accidentally by a malfunctioning electrical outlet that caused $260,000
in damage to the structure and $60,000 to its contents, said Fire Capt. Scot Seguirant.
No one was injured.
“The cat is unaccounted for,”
Seguirant said in a statement.
The first of 10 Honolulu Fire Department units and 39 firefighters
arrived at 1:58 a.m. and saw smoke and flames coming out of the home’s right corner. HFD said the adult male and female occupants “were alerted to the fire by their pet cat and escaped without injuries.”
Firefighters had the blaze under control at 2:16 a.m. and fully extinguished at 4:20 a.m.
Seguirant reminded people to call
a qualified electrician or landlord if they frequently experience blowing fuses or tripping circuit breakers; a tingling feeling when they touch an electrical appliance; have discolored or warm wall outlets; or see sparks from an outlet.
