Lit cigarette blamed as cause of Nanakuli house fire, HFD says

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A lit cigarette is to blame for last Thursday’s house fire in Nanakuli and fire investigators have classified the cause as accidental, the Honolulu Fire Department announced on Tuesday.
Investigators said that the blaze started from an “improperly discarded cigarette” near the entry of an attached storage shed. Flames eventually spread to the single-story home.
The blaze broke out at home on Puakolu Street around 11:10 p.m. last Thursday.
The fire was fully extinguished around 12:30 p.m.
No one was inside the home during the fire and no injuries were reported.
HFD said the American Red Cross is assisting four displaced residents.
The damage estimate is $260,000.
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