Three people were killed and five injured were hospitalized because of a fire that swept 3 floors of high-rise residential building, officials say Honolulu.
A fire in an apartment building, Marco Polo was localized at about 18:30 local time, 4 hours later after the fire, said Honolulu mayor kirk Caldwell during a press conference.
«Unfortunately, we have three confirmed deaths. The good news is that the fire managed to be localized».
For several hours thick black smoke billowed from the building, and the flames raged on multiple floors, the Windows falling debris. That’s all you can see in the images broadcast by the witnesses in the Periscope.
The fire started on the 26th floor at approximately 14:15 and quickly spread to two upper floors, notifies Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The head of the fire Department Manuel Neves during a press conference said that on the 26th floor, three people were killed. Details about their deaths, he did not provide.
«We have no reason to assume that there are some problems with the design,» said Nevis.
He added that firefighters inspect each room, which can take several hours.
The employees of emergency rescue services said that the hospital was delivered five wounded. Several assistance was provided at the scene, but the hospital they refused.
Evacuated from the building people were placed in the nearby Park. Watching the volunteers, inform the organization of the red cross in Hawaii in his Twitter.
The fire had blocked the major road in front of residential area.
Nevils told the Star-Advertiser that the building Marco Polo no sprinkler system. The building was constructed in 1971, before the city began to require sprinkler systems in high rise buildings constructed after 1974.
City officials told the newspaper that if the building has a sprinkler system, the fire will be contained to the original fire.
