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A two-alarm fire damaged two classrooms and a storage room Sunday afternoon at St. Philomena Parish in Salt Lake. No one was injured.
The Honolulu Fire Department said it responded to the scene at 3:05 p.m. and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the preschool building at the parish, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Officials said firefighters confirmed after a search that no one was in the building at the time the fire broke out. The flames were fully extinguished at 3:34 p.m., the HFD said.
Nine units, staffed with 34 personnel, responded to the two-alarm blaze, which remains under investigation to determine the cause.
In the wake of the fire, HFD advised the public that smoke alarms should be installed and maintained; sprinklers can reduce the heat, flames and smoke produced in a fire; and residents should have an evacuation plan.