Fire guts home in Kealia - The Garden Island

An early morning house fire in Kealia Saturday took Kaua‘i firefighters nearly two hours to put out. The fire, at 4531 Ka‘ao Street, was reported at 5 a.m., said Cyndi Mei Ozaki, county public information officer. When firefighters from Lihu‘e

An early morning house fire in Kealia Saturday took Kaua‘i firefighters nearly two hours to put out.

The fire, at 4531 Ka‘ao Street, was reported at 5 a.m., said Cyndi Mei Ozaki, county public information officer.

When firefighters from Lihu‘e and Kapa‘a stations arrived at the scene at 5- 6 a.m., the house was fully engulfed, Ozaki said.

The fire was brought under control at 5:41 a.m., and it was put out at 6:40 a.m.

The cause of the fire was under investigation. Estimates of the damage have yet to be received, Ozaki added.

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