An unidentified man died in a fishing boat fire last night at Pier 38.

According to Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Earle Kealoha:

At about 10:15 last night, fire units responded to a report of a fire on a boat docked at Pier 38. The fire took a little more than 15 minutes to contain. It appears to have started in the crew living quarters area behind the wheelhouse of a 75-foot commercial fishing vessel.

After the fire was under control, firefighters found the body of a Micronesian man in his 30s in an auxiliary space below the wheelhouse and just forward of the engine room. Firefighters brought the man’s body up onto the pier.

The fire was extinguished at 11:08 p.m.

EMS Dept. spokesman Bryan Cheplic said the man was declared dead at 11:29 p.m.

HFD said the cause of the fire was a small propane stove. Damage was estimated at $120,000.

The man has not been identified.