Small brush fire ignited when homeless person tries to cook food near Lahaina station
Maui firefighters extinguished a brush fire caused by a a homeless person attempting to cook food in an area near the Lahaina Fire Station today.
The fire was reported at 4:19 p.m.
Arriving firefighters quickly brought the 10-by-40-foot fire under control and had it fully extinguished within a half hour.
A homeless man told firefighters that he had started a fire to cook food and that gusty winds caused it to spread to the nearby brush.
No injuries were reported. A Maui Electric Co. utility pole sustained minor damage.
4 responses to “Small brush fire ignited when homeless person tries to cook food near Lahaina station”
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when he started to cook his food was it in a hibachi or on the ground that started the fire. come on SA staff give us more facts. you write like liberals with mental disorders.
Does it really make a difference?
Itching for an discord?
This guy I know made the same reckless mistake and got charged with arson. Does this homeless guy get a free pass?