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Firefighter injured after responding to house fire on Kinau Street

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COURTESY FLORENCE FUKUTOMI

A house fire has closed Kinau Street.

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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM

A house fire has closed Kinau Street.

Honolulu firefighters battled a house fire at 1051 Kinau Street, shortly after 4 p.m. today.

A nearby condominium resident said the two-story house is abandoned and frequented by homeless people. Flames were clearly visible in the area.

Twelve Honolulu Fire Department units with 44 personnel responded to the scene. The first unit arrived at 4:16 p.m.

The fire was extinguished just before 7 p.m.

One firefighter suffered a knee injury from the rubble.

All lanes of Kinau Street at Ward Avenue and Beretania Street at Pensacola are back open.

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