Tiki Central / General Tiki / NEWS: The COCO Palms to re-open in 2008
Post #500739 by icebaer69 on Thu, Dec 24, 2009 2:24 PM
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"... Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 LIHU‘E — An early morning fire today did an estimated $80,000 damage to a portion of the shuttered Coco Palms Resort in Wailua, according to a county press release. Around 1,000 square feet of a building of the resort formerly occupied by a retail store on the second floor of the wooden structure was destroyed by the fire. Firefighters had the initial blaze under control by 4 a.m. after the 3:05 a.m. alarm, but were called to return around 9:30 a.m. when the fire flared again, according to the county press release and property caretaker Wayne Perreira. The fire was fully extinguished by 10:30 a.m., the press release states. Perreira’s office suffered water damage, he said. There is no electricity in the building where the fire took place, Kaua‘i Fire Department officials said. Perreira’s office has electricity. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire. Two trucks from the Kapa‘a fire station, three from Lihu‘e and a battalion chief responded to the initial alarm, the press release states. Photos and video will be posted to the Web site as they become available. |
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