Gas leak prompts evacuation of Costco Iwilei

IWILEI (HawaiiNewsNow) – A gas leak triggered a brief evacuation of Costco’s Iwilei store Wednesday afternoon.

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Firefighters were called to 525 Alakawa St. just before 1:15 p.m. after gas was reported leaking inside the building near the loading dock.

The store was evacuated by the time crews arrived.

Officials said firefighters observed a white vapor cloud throughout the store and ventilated the building.

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The HFD hazmat unit and a Costco air conditioning technician stopped the leak just before 2 p.m., officials said.

HFD said crews continued to ventilate the building and gathered air samples to ensure there were no elevated readings.

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Customers and employees were allowed to return inside once it was deemed safe.

No one was hurt.