Honolulu Fire investigators determine cause of boat explosion at Pier 36

Honolulu Fire Department investigators say welding equipment ignited diesel fumes that sparked an explosion on a fishing vessel at Pier 36 on Friday. Five men were injured in the explosion – two suffered critical burn injuries and three others suffered serious burn injuries. "Our initial crews came and we sent two ambulances and a district chief. Upon their arrival, they did find people severely burned on the pier. As they started examining the patients and doing triage, there actually ended up being five people that were injured in this explosion," Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Dr. Jim Ireland said on Friday. On Monday, fire investigators said they determined the explosion originated at the port side fuel tank. The vessel, Kim Thu, was a foreign long-line fishing boat.
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Two-story building collapses after fire in Aiea

Honolulu Police, Honolulu Fire, and Emergency Medical Services responded to an early morning structure fire on Sunday in Aiea. Fire officials received the call around 2:18 a.m. before sending nine units with over 30 personnel to battle flames at the abandoned, two-story residential building near Center Drive and Tarawa Drive. According to HFD, the first unit arrived at the scene at 2:10 a.m. Reports said firefighters were able to secure a water supply and initiate a defensive fire attack from outside the building. HFD said the structure was fully involved in the fire. The combination of the flames’ intensity and the structure’s condition caused the building to collapse at 2:18 a.m., per HFD. Officials were able to control the flames by 2:38 a.m. and fully extinguished the fire at 5:18 a.m.
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Hawaii fallen firefighter among those being honored May 4-5 in Maryland

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will host the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (Memorial Weekend) on May 4-5, 2024, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This year’s national tribute will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. The honorees will include the following Hawaii firefighter: Firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, age 24, of the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety, was swept into a storm drain by powerful floodwaters while assisting public safety employees in responding to flooded homes. He was dragged over 800 feet through the drain where it exited into the ocean. He was rescued by his crew, who immediately began resuscitation efforts.
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