Official Report…505 Kilauea Ave. Hilo HI 96720 Structure Fire
10:03am, Wednesday, 12/29/2021
2 people injured
15 HFD apparatus and 42 HFD personnel
Cause: Accidental. Children playing with a lighter.
Two story occupied apartment building with flames
venting from the front top and bottom staircase and
entrances, with heavy smoke and flames visible
throughout the entire structure.
Co.1, Co.2, Co. 3 and Co.4 were dispatched with Vol. 1A, to a confirmed report of an
apartment building fire with possible occupants trapped. On scene found a two story building
almost fully involved with flames pouring from the front of the buildings, and heavy smoke and
flames visible throughout. Companies began an exterior attack to contain the fire. Staircases
were completely destroyed prior to HFD’s arrival. Searches for victims performed with ladders
through aparment windows. All occupants were accounted for, and two people with injuries
were transported.
