October 4, 2006
Aloha Fire, Not Such a Friendly Hello
Dorm fire in Honolulu put out by fire extinguisher:
Fire alarms rang out, waking Hale Aloha dormitory residents from their sleep yesterday morning at 1:50 a.m. after a fire started in a nearby trash dumpster.
Located behind the cafeteria, the dumpster may have been set ablaze intentionally. Investigators at the Honolulu Fire Department are treating the act as arson for the time being, though investigation is still underway.
According to Jay Chrisman, an off-duty resident assistant, smoke from the fire traveled into Hale Aloha Ilima, setting off the fire alarms that sent students marching to Hale Aloha Lehua.
Chrisman happened to pass behind the Hale Aloha cafeteria on his way to pick up a friend from the airport; his friend’s flight had been delayed. A Hale Aloha Ilima resident snaps a shot of the fire behind the Hale Aloha cafeteria minutes after it ignited a dumpster. Courtesy Photo by Johanna Batiste “I […]
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