Hazmat crews extinguish fire on Sand Island

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Fire Department was busy battling a fire on Sand Island Wednesday morning.

Multiple people reported seeing large clouds of black smoke.

Honolulu fire crews responded to the report at 8:09 a.m. at 1350 Sand Island Parkway. 15 HFD units were staffed with 54 personnel, as well as 4 aircraft rescue fire fighting trucks from the Hawaii Department of Transportation, staffed with approximately 16 personnel.

The first unit arrived on scene at 8:17 a.m. to find heavy equipment outside of the building burning and began a defensive fire attack, focusing on nearby propane tanks.

Fire fighters had water on the fire at 8:25 a.m. while subsequent units ensured that all personnel were evacuated from the facility.

The fire was reported under control at 8:27 a.m. Wednesday, and it was fully extinguished at 8:36 a.m.

The incident was categorized as a chemical incident during initial reports but later was reported as not a chemical fire. All HFD personnel were accounted for with no reports of injuries.