KEN SAKAMOTO / KSAKAMOTO@STARBULLETIN.COM
A fire at 3145 Duval St. in Kapahulu left one man dead
and gutted the home where three men lived.

HPU student, 22, dies
in Kapahulu house fire

The blaze also causes damage to
several surrounding structures

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By Nelson Daranciang
ndaranciang@starbulletin.com

The body of a man who died in a house fire in Kapahulu was burned beyond recognition and will require dental records for positive identification, the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office said.

A resident who escaped the fire at 3145 Duval St. identified the victim as a 22-year-old Hawaii Pacific University student from Guam. A third resident of the home was off island.

The victim apparently died while trying to escape, Honolulu Fire Department officials said. His body was found just inside the living room door where the roof had collapsed.

It is not known if the collapse prevented the man from escaping, HFD officials said.

KEN SAKAMOTO / KSAKAMOTO@STARBULLETIN.COM
At left, a resident of the home who escaped the fire
was consoled by an unidentified man.

An autopsy was scheduled today.

Fire investigators have yet to determine the source or cause of the fire that gutted the home, causing $210,000 damage to the structure and $30,000 damage to its cµontents. The fire also destroyed two cars parked in the garage and damaged a pickup truck parked on the street fronting the house.

The fire also caused $40,000 damage to a vacant cottage at the back of the house, $15,000 damage to the home at 3141 Duval St. and $1,500 damage to the home at 3403 Campbell Ave., fire officials said.