An early morning fire today may prove more costly to the owner of a trading company at 905C Ke'eaumoku St. than the estimated damages of $3,000 to structure and $10,000 to contents.

Firefighters use a gas powered saw to forcibly enter part of a building complex at the rear of 835 Keeaumoku St. The fire control center reported numerous calls on the 4:55 a.m. alarm. Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser

The Fire Department and state Consumer Product Safety Commission are among the agencies investigating violations.

The fire was reported at 4:55 a.m.

Four companies had it under control by 5:25 a.m.

2 more armed holdups reported

The December rash of armed robberies on O'ahu continued last night with the holdups of a dry-goods store in Kaimuki and a spa in Pearl City.

No injuries were reported. Different male suspects in both cases are still at large.

The Kaimuki robbery was reported at 8:30 p.m. The suspect said he was armed, although no weapon was seen. A gun, however, was displayed in the 5:30 p.m. robbery in Pearl City.

Man found in water identified

The medical examiner's office identified the man whose body was recovered 700 yards offshore of Kahala Beach Park yesterday as 74-year-old Kataichi Ninomiya.

Ninomiya was a shoreline fisherman who frequents the area.