Kitchen Fire Scorches Mililani TownhouseFire Officials Say Plumbing Work Could Have Ignited FirePOSTED: 8:50 am HST August 11,
2008 MILILANI, Hawaii -- A two-alarm fire gutted a townhouse in Mililani on Sunday afternoon.The fire broke out at the townhouse on Kanamee Street near Kipapa Drive at about 2 p.m.The blaze started in the kitchen and quickly made its way upstairs, a fire department spokesperson said."There were some renovations going on. We had a contractor, a plumbing constructor, doing dome soldering of copper wiring, and what we think what happened was it might have ignited some insulation materials behind the walls," Capt. Earle Kealoha said.A neighboring unit suffered water damage.No one was injured, fire officials said. Copyright 2008 by KITV.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | KITV on Facebook
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