Barking dogs help save family in Mililani fire
Barking dogs alerted a Mililani woman to a fire that broke out today in a Mililani condominium unit.
The Honolulu Fire Department responded to an 8:31 a.m. emergency call by dispatching seven units staffed with 23 personnel to the Wikao Street condominium.
According to an HFD report, a woman and two children were sleeping in the unit when the fire started. The unit was equipped with a smoke detector but it was not working.
Awakened by the sound of her dogs barking, the woman used a fire extinguisher to fight the fire, which was contained to the kitchen area.
Arriving firefighters took up the effort and had the fire contained by 8:57 a.m. and fully extinguished by 9:06 a.m.
Emergency Medical Services personnel treated the woman for smoke inhalation at the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No damages have yet been estimated.