Pahoa House Fire Extinguished, Woman Hospitalized Due to Smoke

Hawaiʻi Island fire department extinguishes public housing blaze

PUNA, Hawaii (KHON2) -- Hawaiʻi Island fire officials extinguished a fire at Sacred Hearts Pubic Shelter Housing on the afternoon of May 23. The fire department was first notified of the fire shortly after 3 p.m. Upon arrival, Hawaiʻi Island police had already cleared the scene of bystanders and assisted in evacuations. Wife of Maui doctor withdraws request for restraining order First responders found a single occupant residential wooden-f…

Pahoa house fire extinguished, woman hospitalized due to smoke

Firefighters extinguished a fire at the Sacred Heart Shelter on Friday afternoon where a woman was taken to the hospital because of the fire's smoke.

Official Report: SACRED HEARTS PUBLIC SHELTER HOUSING, Puna, Structure Fire

Friday, 5/23/2025, 3:03pm 8 HFD apparatus; 16 HFD personnel Loss: $15,000 1 FEMALE OCCUPANT; SELF EXTRICATED 100 Square feet single story wooden residential structure Cause: POSSIBLE SMOKING RELATED INCIDENT MULTIPLE HFD UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE AT THE SACRED HEARTS PUBLIC SHELTER HOUSING UNITS. HPD WAS ON SCENE UPON ARRIVAL AND HAD CLEARED THE SCENE OF BYSTANDERS AND ASSISTED IN EVACUATING NEARBY STRUCTURES. UPON ARRIVAL CO-10 …