Ewa Beach house fire traced to clothes dryer
COURTESY PIXABAY
Eighteen firefighters responded to a house fire in Ewa Beach today. Five people, alerted by a smoke alarm, were able to escape. The cause and damage estimate have not been determined yet.
A malfunctioning clothes dryer caused a fire at a home in Ewa Beach, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.
The fire occurred inside a closed garage of a home at 91-996 Awawalei Pl. shortly after 4:40 p.m. Thursday. Honolulu Fire Spokesman Capt. David Jenkins said the fire was brought under control shortly after 4:50 p.m. and extinguished by 5:02 p.m.
Five people who were at home at the time of the fire safely escaped after they were alerted by a smoke alarm.
Damage was estimated at $50,000 to the structure and its contents.
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