Honolulu Fire Department

A house fire in Makiki that killed two people last week has been identified as accidental, according to the Honolulu Fire Department. Two tenants over the age of 70 died.

Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso has been killed in a construction accident in his hometown of Kailua.

A three-hour, full-scale exercise put first responders to the test. During a practice drill near the East Kapolei HART station, Honolulu's fire, emergency services and police tackled a pretend derailment. HPR's Sabrina Bodon was there to learn more.

The Honolulu Fire Department is urging residents not to fly recreational drones near an emergency response scene. The drones can interfere with HFD helicopters that typically fly at low altitudes for their operations — including hiker rescues and emitting wildfires.

An ambulance fire in Kailua on Oʻahu has left a patient dead and a paramedic in critical condition. Emergency Services Director Jim Ireland says the ambulance caught fire and apparently exploded for reasons that aren't immediately understood.

The Honolulu Fire Department welcomed a four-legged member to their team. Eve, the 2-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever, can sniff out trace amounts of gasoline and oil.

Hawaiʻi is just one week into summer, but drought conditions across the state could be setting us up for a long, hot summer of wildfires. Elizabeth Pickett from the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization says residents need to get serious about fire prevention as the drought continues.

Two people are dead after an early morning house fire in a Honolulu neighborhood. The Honolulu Fire Department says a 911 call brought firefighters to a home in Pauoa Valley that was fully engulfed in fire.

The Honolulu City Council approved Wednesday a bill that gives a measure of relief to condominiums facing mandates to install fire sprinkler systems or other safety measures. City officials moved to crack down on residential towers without sprinkler systems following the 2017 Marco Polo condo fire in Honolulu that killed four people.

Fire officials are investigating another blaze at a surfboard rack in Hawaii's tourist mecca Waikiki. The Honolulu Fire Department says crews were extinguishing a fire at a magazine rack when police alerted them there were surfboards on fire in a nearby alleyway between a shopping center and a hotel.