FIRE THAT
DESTROYED PAWAA RESTAURANT IN HONOLULU, HAWAII, INTENTIONALLY SET, OFFICIALS
SAY
Honolulu firefighters determined a fire that destroyed An
Dong Chinese Restaurant in Pawaa Thursday afternoon was intentionally set.
Fire spokesman Kendall Ching said the fire caused more
than $400,000 in damages, and firefighters referred the case to police.
Ching said about 35 firefighters in seven companies
responded to the two-alarm fire at 12:04 p.m. and extinguished the blaze by 12:17
p.m. No one was inside the business when the fire started, and no one was hurt.
Firefighters remained on scene for more than an hour
checking for damages in neighboring businesses.
Ching said the fire began in a two-story concrete
building at 1497 S. King St. and caused smoke damage to a Korean restaurant and
a bakery, also on the ground floor.
