Honolulu firefighters extinguish early morning building fire in Manoa
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The aftermath of a house fire at 3158 East Manoa Road today.
A fire at a single-family home in Manoa early Saturday caused $220,000 damage.
The fire was reported at 3:57 a.m. at 3158-A East Manoa Road, with the first Honolulu Fire Department crews arriving four minutes later to discover flames coming from the front of the building, according to Capt. Scot Seguirant. A total of 11 HFD units comprising 43 firefighters responded to the alarm.
The blaze was brought under control at 4:14 a.m. and extinguished by 4:42 a.m., he said.
No one was home when the fire broke out. The occupant was apparently in the process of moving out, Seguirant said.
Damage was estimated at $180,000 to the structure and $40,000 to its contents.
Due to the lack of clues as to the origin of the fire, HFD investigators classified the cause as “undetermined.”
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Seguirant said it is not known if the home had working smoke detectors, but there were no fire sprinklers.
