Hard-to-reach fire in East Honolulu is contained
Advertiser Staff
Firefighters have contained a fire that started on a Kawaihae Valley ridge in East Honolulu around 9:45 a.m.
The fire was not large, but was difficult to get to, Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig said.
An HFD helicopter lifted about a dozen firefighters with water pump packs to the location on the ridge, where they had the blaze under control by 11:15 a.m.
The helicopter will be doing water drops for about another hour, depositing 80 to 100 gallons of water at a time on the ridge.
The cause of the fire is unknown, he said.
