Updated at 9:59 a.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Firefighters at scene of 150-acre Kaena Point fire
Advertiser Staff
Already battling the largest brushfire of the year on O'ahu, firefighters last night had to monitor a separate fire that burned about 150 acres between Dillingham Airfield and a satellite tracking station above Yokohama Bay."The fire never really got close to the tracking station," said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig. "We were not able to get to it and eventually it traveled back toward the airfield."
Firefighters this morning area continuing to fight what is being called the "Kaena Point fire," Seelig said.
Meanwhile, the huge Waialua brushfire, which has burned out of control for the past four days, had charred about 6,700 acres as of this morning, Seelig said.
"Right now, we're estimating that the fire is about 25 percent contained," he said.
Today's firefighting approach will involve a coordinated effort among the Fire Department, the military and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Seelig said. In addition, five helicopters will continue dropping water on the fire.
Two of the helicopters are military, two are privately owned helicopters that are under charter to the state and one belongs to the fire Department, Seelig said.
