THE CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE THE MOST FREQUENT VICTIMS OF FIRES: HAWAII ISLAND HOUSE FIRE KILLS TWO CHILDREN. CAUSE AND ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
January 29, 2015
A fire in Holualoa on Hawaii Island took the lives of two
boys.
Hawaii Island officers responded to the residential fire at
1:56 a.m., Jan. 29, on the 76-5200 block of Old Mamalahoa Highway.
When they arrived, the one-story house was fully engulfed in
flames. Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire.
Two adults and two children were able to exit the house. Two
other children, tentatively identified as an 11-year-old boy and a 6-year-old
boy, died in the fire.
Their identities are being withheld pending positive
identification.
Hawaii Island police and fire department personnel are
jointly investigating the cause of the fire.
Police do no suspect foul play. An autopsy will be scheduled
to determine the exact cause of death.