H-1 crash severely injures motorcyclist
KAUAI COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
A family of three was displaced after a fire damaged their Kilauea, Kauai, home early Thursday. At 4:58 a.m. firefighters responded to a fire at a single-story house on Titcomb Street and extinguished the blaze shortly after 6 a.m. According to the Kauai Fire Department, the fire appeared to have originated in one of the bedrooms. A man and his 7-year-old grandson were able to escape without injury. Damage to the home was estimated at $150,000 to the structure and its contents. The fire’s cause is under investigation. The American Red Cross is assisting the family.
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash involving another vehicle Thursday night on the H-1 freeway, police dispatch said.
Honolulu police closed two eastbound lanes along the H-1 freeway. The two lanes just before the University Avenue offramp were closed at about 8:39 p.m. due to a motor vehicle accident investigation, police said.
Additional details were not available.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Brush fires shut Waikoloa roads
Hawaii County police closed portions of Route 190 and Daniel K. Inouye Highway late Thursday afternoon due to numerous brush fires in the Waikoloa area.
The first road closure was reported at 5:17 p.m.
A police bulletin issued at 6:21 p.m. said that numerous fires along Route 190 — stretching from Kaiminani Drive to Waikoloa Road — and on Daniel K. Inouye Highway, from Route 190 to the old Saddle Road Junction, prompted the closures.
Motorists were advised to avoid the area and to take alternate routes.
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Hey Editor Please Wake up! What does a photo of a Burned House Have to do With a Motorcycle Crash?
I thought that was a picture of a brush fire, until I put my glasses on.