Most residents will be allowed back into a high-rise apartment building in Honolulu after a deadly fire killed three people.
The Latest on the deadly high-rise apartment building fire in Honolulu (all times local) :
9: 30 a.m.
Most residents will be allowed back into a high-rise apartment building in Honolulu after a deadly fire killed three people.
The Honolulu Fire Department says in a Saturday release that most residents of the 36-story Marco Polo apartment building should be able to return, but three floors will remain closed because of heavy smoke, water and fire damage.
The fire started on the 26th floor Friday afternoon, forcing residents to evacuate the wave-shaped building near the tourist destination of Waikiki.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office will identity the victims and notify family members.
The fire department says 12 other people were treated for injuries, and five were transported to hospitals in serious condition.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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10: 05 p.m.
A fire that broke out Friday afternoon in a unit on the 26th floor of a Honolulu high-rise left three people dead and 12 injured.
All of the dead were found on the floor where the fire broke out, Fire Chief Manuel Neves said. Firefighters continued to go through the building to extinguish any hot spots and look for more victims.
A shelter was set up at a nearby school where about 50 residents had gathered.
Karen Hastings was in her 31st floor Honolulu apartment when she smelled smoke. She ran out to her balcony, looked down, and saw flames five floors below her.
She said the fire blew up and went flying out the windows before she ran to a lower floor to get fresh air.
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