A two-alarm fire in a 16th-floor condo at Makaha Valley Towers rattled Waianae residents Friday morning, but firefighters had the high-rise blaze knocked down before it could spread, and no one was hurt.
Honolulu Fire Department crews launched a high-rise attack on the flames and had the fire under control within an hour. Investigators have opened a case to determine where the blaze started and how extensive the damage is inside the affected unit.
What Officials Reported
According to Hawaii News Now, the initial 911 call came in at 9:12 a.m. from the Makaha Valley Towers building on Kili Drive. Arriving firefighters saw smoke and flames showing from a 16th-floor unit and moved into a high-rise fire attack to keep the blaze from gaining ground.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the fire was contained to the single 16th-floor unit and did not spread into neighboring condos. Officials said no injuries were reported. Hawaii News Now noted that crews fully extinguished the fire at 10:08 a.m. and that the cause and damage estimates remain under investigation.
Timeline And Response
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that fire crews arrived on scene roughly nine minutes after the 911 call. By about 9:43 a.m., firefighters had the fire under control…