More than $40K in damages reported following structure fire on Kaua‘i

No injuries were reported following a structure fire in Anahola on Tuesday evening.

Kaua‘i Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze on Aliomanu Road shortly after 6:10 p.m. When they arrived on scene, shortly before 6:25 p.m., crews found light smoke coming from the second-story entrance of a residential structure under construction.

A neighboring resident had begun suppressing the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived, according to a news release from Kaua‘i County.

Firefighters conducted an exterior assessment of the structure and stretched a hose line to the second floor, where crews made entry and began fire attack operations. The fire was confined to the second-story lanai area near the entrance and had extended to portions of the exterior wall, porch flooring, railing and wall assembly.

The fire was quickly brought under control. Firefighters cleared the scene shortly before 7:30 p.m.

Personnel remained at the property to ensure all hotspots had been put out before transferring the scene to Fire Prevention investigators.

Damages to the structure and contents are estimated at $41,000.

Personnel with the Keālia Fire Station, Kapa‘a Fire Station, Līhu‘e Fire Station, the on-duty Battalion Chief, the Prevention Bureau, the Kaua‘i Police Department, and the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative responded to the incident.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.