15-04-2025
Fatal Big Island vehicle fire under investigation
OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle fire in the Hawaiʻi Ocean View Estate subdivision on the afternoon of April 13.
Police and fire officials were sent to the vehicle fire just before 3:30 p.m., on King Kamehameha Boulevard just off Highway 11.
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When authorities arrived, they were met with a blazing four-door sedan. The fire was then extinguished, leading to the discovery of a body in the passenger area of the sedan.
The identity of the deceased and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation, and an autopsy has been ordered to determine the victim's exact cause of death.
Those with information on the incident are urged to reach out to Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 961-3118 or at Alternatively, the police department's non-emergency number can be called at (808) 935-3311.
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