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A fire in unit 206 at 68-151 Au St. in Waialua also affected three other units Wednesday.
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A man in his 70s died in a fire Wednesday at a five-story residential building on Oahu’s North Shore.
Eleven units responded to a 911 call of a fire at Konane Kai in Waialua, 68-155 Au St., at about 12:05 p.m.
Upon arrival, crews saw smoke and flames emanating from unit 206, said Capt. Jaimie Song, spokesperson for the Honolulu Fire Department, at a news briefing held at the scene.
Smoke and flames also affected units 205 and 306 and a penthouse on the fourth floor, Song said.
Firefighters brought the fire under control just after 12:45 p.m. and extinguished it 15 minutes later.
Crews found an unresponsive man in his 70s in the bedroom of unit 206.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation. A damage estimate has yet to be determined.
Volunteers from the American Red Cross are assisting displaced residents.
Konane Kai, a 45-unit oceanfront apartment building between Aweoweo Beach Park and the Sunset Shores residential building, was built in 1980.