Locals PUZZLED as large fires spotted on Panaewa Stretch

July 3, 2023 by No Comments

Today, a video filmed by a passing car showed large fires taking place on the Panaewa stretch. Thankfully, these flames looked to have settled down, but regardless – they still left large patches of chalked earth behind. In short, this wasn’t good for the local wildlife and is also quite ugly on the eye.

It is believed that the flames didn’t die out naturally and it was done by a fire truck, as commented on by one local who saw it from her car. Speaking on Instagram, Mahealani Johnson said, “I was turning towards keaau by the light when I saw that right when I was about to call I saw the fire truck coming, I wonder how that happens.”

Some speculated that the fire could have been caused by a flicked cigarette which would make sense as the grass looked very dry. However, some claimed that it may have been started intentionally, as previous, similar fires had been spotted across Hawaii during the past few weeks. If this was the work of some kind of strange arsonist, then it could end up costing the Hawaii tax payer thousands over the coming weeks.

Regardless of your beliefs, it looks like no one really knows how this began. Having said this, it’s good to see that it got sorted quickly.

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