Brush Fire Temporarily Shuts Down Airport Access
Brush Fire Temporarily Shuts Down Airport Access
khnl.com
The Kauai fire department's helicopter went down hard Thursday afternoon fighting a fire at a transfer station fire in Lihue.
The pilot of that helicopter was not hurt.
He was able to walk away from the chopper and News 8 is told is was going to try and go back up in the chopper to continue dropping water on flames in the area.
Around noon on Thursday a fire broke out at a transfer station.
The flames then spread to nearby brush and spread.
Thick black smoke filled the sky, and people who live in homes in the area were asked to leave.
As of Thursday evening, firefighters were still on the scene putting out hotspots. "
khnl.com
The Kauai fire department's helicopter went down hard Thursday afternoon fighting a fire at a transfer station fire in Lihue.
The pilot of that helicopter was not hurt.
He was able to walk away from the chopper and News 8 is told is was going to try and go back up in the chopper to continue dropping water on flames in the area.
Around noon on Thursday a fire broke out at a transfer station.
The flames then spread to nearby brush and spread.
Thick black smoke filled the sky, and people who live in homes in the area were asked to leave.
As of Thursday evening, firefighters were still on the scene putting out hotspots. "
posted by DP at 5:30 PM
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