Oven fire extinguished at South Street high-rise

Oven fire extinguished at South Street high-rise

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An oven fire was extinguished at a 46-story South Street high-rise Friday night.

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The fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m. in a building in the 800 block of South Street.

The Honolulu Fire Department arrived shortly before 6:40 p.m. and was alerted to an oven fire on the 30th floor.

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Firefighters said they forced entry into the unit and found the sprinkler system activated, which helped control the fire.

HFD said the sprinklers were shut off once the fire was extinguished, and personnel worked to remove water from the affected floors.

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No one was injured.

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