Damage exceeds $1 million in fire at Kapiolani condo

By Gregg Kakesako and Leila Fujimori

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 16, 2013

~~<p>Fire officials estimate an early morning fire Tuesday caused $1,150,000 in damage to two apartments and common areas of a Kapiolani condominium building.</p>
<p>Police said the blaze at the Marco Polo started when something caught fire in a microwave oven in an eighth-floor apartment, quickly spreading and igniting other kitchen items. Fire investigators had not completed their probe Tuesday into the cause.</p>
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Fire officials estimate an early morning fire Tuesday caused $1,150,000 in damage to two apartments and common areas of a Kapiolani condominium building.

Police said the blaze at the Marco Polo started when something caught fire in a microwave oven in an eighth-floor apartment, quickly spreading and igniting other kitchen items. Fire investigators had not completed their probe Tuesday into the cause. Login for more...