911 Report

4 injured, H-1 closed after SUV overturns

Four men were injured when a sport utility vehicle flipped in an accident involving three vehicles in the town-bound lanes of the H-1 freeway just past the Aloha Stadium exit Saturday.

Emergency crews took three men, ages 20, 21 and 57, to the hospital in serious condition and treated a 24-year-old man for minor injuries after the crash that occurred just before 10 a.m., according to Emergency Medical Services.

Police closed all lanes of the freeway in the townbound direction while crews righted the vehicle and removed the injured men.

Police began reopening lanes at about 10:30 a.m.

Diver disappears off Kaena Point

A 56-year-old diver remains missing after disappearing in waters off Kaena Point on Saturday afternoon.

A diving partner reported the man missing around 2:44 p.m. after the two became separated while making their way from Mokuleia to Yokohama Bay, according to HFD spokesman Kevin Mokulehua.

Honolulu Fire Department and Coast Guard rescue personnel conducted air and sea searches but were unable to locate the man.

A diving float and spear were recovered by a fishing vessel about a mile and a half offshore from Kaena Point. Authorities are trying to determine whether it belonged to the missing diver, Mokulehua said.

HFD suspended its search for the man at 6:30 p.m. but will resume Sunday.

Fire linked to plasma torch destroys boat

Sparks from a plasma torch are believed to have set off a fire that destroyed a 20-foot boat at Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor on Saturday.

The fire was first reported at 10:42 a.m. Firefighters arrived within seven minutes and had the blaze under control by 11:24 a.m., according to Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Kevin Mokulehua.

The fire started while workers below deck were using a plasma torch to cut metal. Witnesses said the fire likely started when sparks from the torch ignited foam residue nearby. The workers were able to exit the boat before the fire caused an onboard oxygen tank to explode. No injuries were reported.

Mokulehua said firefighters prevented the fire from igniting two compressed oxygen tanks near the boat.

An investigation into the cause is continuing. Damage is estimated at between $250,000 and $300,000.