Updated at 5:40 p.m., Monday, September 24, 2007
Fire causes $310,000 damage to Nanakuli home
Advertiser Staff
A fire today caused $310,000 damage to a wooden two-story Nanakuli home, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig said.Cause of the 2:06 p.m. fire at 87-1594 Farrington Hwy. across from Nanakuli Beach Park is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Seelig said structural damage is estimated at $250,000 with losses to contents at $60,000.
The top level of the two-story home is destroyed while the ground level section sustained heavy water damage, said Seelig.
A family of six lives on the top level while eight others — four adults and four children — reside on the ground floor.
The families have requested assistance from the Hawai'i chapter of the American Red Cross, said Seelig.
Fire companies from the Wai'anae and Makakilo stations had the fire under control at 2:21 p.m.
