Fatal Palolo house fire causes $240K in damage
The Palolo house fire Monday, which killed a 65-year-old man, caused an estimated $210,000 to the structure and $30,000 to its contents.
It was the fourth fatal fire in Honolulu this month, fire Capt. Scot Seguirant said.
The fire broke out in a single-family home at 3290 Kalua Place.
The alarm sounded at 2:49 p.m., firefighters arrived at 2:54 p.m. and brought the fire under control by 3:10 p.m.
Ten units with 39 fire personnel worked to put out the fire.