HONOLULU Authorities say an 83-year-old man is in critical condition after evacuating from his condominium building as firefighters battled a blaze Saturday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports .
HONOLULU — Authorities say an 83-year-old man is in critical condition after evacuating from his condominium building as firefighters battled a blaze Saturday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports .
The firefighters contained the Rainbow Place condominiums building fire in the Moiliili neighborhood shortly after 10 a.m. after taking residents to a nearby elementary school, the Star-Advertiser reports.
The newspaper says the man collapsed around 11 a.m. after he left the building and watched the fire from the Moiliili Japanese Cemetery across the street.
An EMS report says that paramedics administered life-saving treatment to the man who did not come in contact with smoke or fire while he was in the building.
The Star-Advertiser reports that at 10:02 a.m., flames and thick smoke could be seen from miles away as firefighters worked to attack the blaze on the 21st floor.
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Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com
