Firefighters work to contain brush fire near Dillingham Airfield

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire in Waialua on Sunday afternoon.

Officials say the fire broke out before 3 p.m., and the fire is approximately the size of 1.5 football fields.

HFD officials say the fire is just mauka of Dillingham Airfield — this caused the airfield to suspend airport operations as HFD helicopters perform water drops on the fire.

So far, no word yet on what caused the fire.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Firefighters work to contain brush fire near Dillingham Airfield

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