Marco Polo Fire

The Honolulu City Council approved Wednesday a bill that gives a measure of relief to condominiums facing mandates to install fire sprinkler systems or other safety measures. City officials moved to crack down on residential towers without sprinkler systems following the 2017 Marco Polo condo fire in Honolulu that killed four people.

Plaintiffs and defendants reached a settlement over a deadly Honolulu high-rise fire, although the amounts to be paid by insurance companies remains…

The Honolulu City Council failed to override the Mayor’s Veto of an important fire sprinkler bill. The Honolulu City Council considered a veto override…

The Honolulu Fire Department recently released internal audio communication tapes that document how firefighters approached the deadly seven-alarm fire…

Fire investigators have not been able to determine the source of the deadly Marco Polo fire.Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Fire Chief Manuel Neves presented the…

It’s now been a week since fire broke out at the Marco Polo condominium complex in Honolulu, killing three people. This week, Honolulu’s mayor and the…

City Lawmakers will be considering a bill next month that could require the installation of fire sprinkler systems in older residential condominiums.…