Twenty-five-year-old Jeff Fiala was killed while fighting an apartment fire on Young Street in the McCully area on Jan. 6. Five other firefighters and one occupant were hospitalized.
ATF agents based in Honolulu have already started the investigation, but a few dozen more are on the way from various states.
HFD officials worked alongside the Bureau of Alcohol Tabacco Explosives National Response Team to complete the on-scene origin and cause fire investigation.
Honolulu Ocean Safety, along with the Honolulu Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard. continued searching for two missing teens today on Oahu’s North Shore on Ke Iki Beach near Sharks Cove, according to the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.
"We're going to do everything we can, we're going to investigate everything we can to make sure the Honolulu Fire Department and the people of Honolulu have answers as to what happened, why a firefighter was lost.
Fire Department today said the McCully fire, which resulted in the death of one firefighter and hospitalized five others, has been classified as accidental due to unattended cooking. Honolulu firefighter,
There was no update on the one injured civilian who was hospitalized. Honolulu Fire Chief Sheldon K. Hao told reporters at the department’s South Street headquarters Tuesday that Fiala served the county with “honor and courage.” The surviving ...
The U.S. Department of Justice is sending dozens of federal agents to Honolulu to help investigate a fire on Young Street that caused a partial roof collapse and claimed the life of a 25-year-old firefighter who served the city with “honor and courage.
The only thing more reliable in Hawaii than the annual explosions lighting up the New Year’s Eve sky has been the failure of politicians and law enforcement to address the issue in any meaningful way.
Officials confirmed Tuesday that human remains were found about 200 yards off Ke Iki Beach on the North Shore but have not yet identified them or determined if they are linked to the recent disappearance of two teenagers.
Samantha Chun, 17, and Joseph “Joey” Fujioka, 18, were reported missing after they failed to return home Friday night.
COURTESY PHOTO / CRIMESTOPPERS Samantha Chun, left, and Joseph Fujioka. The search for off Oahu’s North Shore continued on Monday without success. Ocean Safety said this evening it will resume the search with its partners today.