‘It’s really important’: Fire safety following three housefire deaths

‘It’s really important’: Fire safety following three housefire deaths

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A 72-year-old man is dead after a fire tore through a Liliha home on March 24. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON's morning podcast, every morning at 8 He is the third person to die in a housefire in less than one week and the tragedies are prompting warnings and safety reminders from officials. The Honolulu Fire Department said the 72-year-old man was found unconscious on the second floor of the home on Stillman Lane. H…

Belmont’s wood-chipping program braves the way for community-wide fire safety

Belmont is enhancing wildfire safety with a new, free wood chipping program for residents west of Alameda de las Pulgas. From March 17 to March 28, Belmont’s two-week chipping program offers scheduled, free, and curbside wood chipping to residents. Residents will receive a designated collection day within that time frame, determined by their service area. Belmont Parks and Recreation crews will chip and remove the wood, but residents who wish to…

Fires in the home still typically start in the kitchen.