Traffic headed South on Mamalahoa Highway (Hwy 11) in Kainaliu town at 7:56 p.m. Sunday (Jan 22). Photo by Jean BevanMarquez special to Hawaii 24/7
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff
Police have closed Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11) between Konawaena School intersection and South of Keekee St. due to structural fire in Kealakekua.
The structure appears to be behind the antique store next to Aloha China BBQ on the makai side of the highway.
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UPDATED (1/22/12 at 8:33 p.m.)
Police report traffic open in one lane of Mamalahoa Highway (Hwy 11) in Kealakekua. Motorists report a string of Northbound traffic along with Fire Department trucks are leaving the scene and headed through Kainaliu town.
UPDATED (1/22/12 at 8:52 p.m.)
Police report Mamalahoa Highway (Hwy 11) in Kealakekua between Konawaena School Road and Keekee Street is now open to traffic in both directions. Fire crews and police are still on scene so motorists should drive with caution.
UPDATED (1/23/12 at 10 a.m.)
Fire/rescue units responded to a 6:32 p.m. alarm Sunday (Jan 22) to a structure fire of the old vacant Kona Bakery next to Discovery Antiques in Kealakekua South of Hale Ke‘e Ke‘e Place.
Crews found a quarter of the ground level two-story structure on fire. Firefighters had the fire under control by 7:20 p.m. with the fire declared out at 10:18 p.m.
Mamalahoa Highway fronting the fire scene was roadblocked during the firefighting operation. Darkness and the collapse of the roof onto the ground level made the operation difficult for firefighters to complete quickly.
There were no injuries reported in the blaze and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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