Star-Bulletin Breaking News - Owner of buildings blamed for Kauai fire
Star-Bulletin Staff
citydesk@starbulletin.com
Fire destroyed a warehouse and damaged a nearby garage on Crossley Road in the Wailua Homesteads on Kauai last night.
Residents of four neighboring homes were evacuated shortly the fire was reported at 6:30 p.m.
It took 21 firefighters about an hour to bring the fire under control.
Kauai Fire Department investigator David Bukoski said the fire started after the owner of both buildings failed to put out all hot spots after burning weeds with a propane torch in a controlled burn.
Gerald Ibson went into his home to eat dinner thinking he had doused all the hot spots, according to a Kauai County news release.
Neighbors came over shortly afterward to tell that his warehouse was on fire.
No one was hurt in the fire. Damage estimates were not available.
citydesk@starbulletin.com
Fire destroyed a warehouse and damaged a nearby garage on Crossley Road in the Wailua Homesteads on Kauai last night.
Residents of four neighboring homes were evacuated shortly the fire was reported at 6:30 p.m.
It took 21 firefighters about an hour to bring the fire under control.
Kauai Fire Department investigator David Bukoski said the fire started after the owner of both buildings failed to put out all hot spots after burning weeds with a propane torch in a controlled burn.
Gerald Ibson went into his home to eat dinner thinking he had doused all the hot spots, according to a Kauai County news release.
Neighbors came over shortly afterward to tell that his warehouse was on fire.
No one was hurt in the fire. Damage estimates were not available.
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