Evacuation of 100 homes in Wahiawa lifted as wildfire wanes
Firefighters battle a brush fire in the Ewa Forest Reserve above Wahiawa. The fire burned through native trees and ferns and grew to 75 acres Sunday.JAYNA OMAYE / JOMAYE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Sunday's fire burned an estimated 30 acres near the 2200 block of California Avenue.JAYNA OMAYE / JOMAYE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Sunday's fire burned an estimated 30 acres near the 2200 block of California Avenue.
The evacuation area
Sunday's fire burned an estimated 30 acres near the 2200 block of California Avenue.
The evacuation area, right, in red, and designated shelter Wahiawa District Park, left.
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The evacuation area
Firefighters have lifted a mandatory evacuation of about 100 homes and some buildings on a U.S. Navy installation in the Wahiawa area.
Prompted by potential fire and smoke inhalation hazards tied to a wildfire, the evacuation began at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, with Wahiawa District Park serving as a shelter for the evacuees.
The residential evacuations occurred on Puninoni Street and Puninoni Place and Nonohe Street and Nonohe Place.
Honolulu Fire Department officials lifted the evacuation at about 8 p.m., after determining that the fire appeared to have died down.
HFD released some companies with 29 personnel, which were making a stand behind homes along the ridge near the water tank at the end of California Avenue, but are planning continue to maintain a fire watch overnight, said fire Capt. David Jenkins.
Three wildfires in the Wahiawa area have so far burned a total of 475 acres, officials said Monday evening.
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Firefighters worked through Sunday night and Monday to beat back flames from a wildfire that initially threatened Wahiawa homes Sunday afternoon.
