Editor鈥檚 Note:
The original story incorrectly stated that the fire occurred at Adventist Health Castle. The June 26 ambulance fire occurred at Queen鈥檚 Medical Center.
The original story incorrectly stated that the fire occurred at Adventist Health Castle. The June 26 ambulance fire occurred at Queen鈥檚 Medical Center.
By Bill Carey
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HONOLULU 鈥� The Honolulu Fire Department responded to an ambulance fire at Queen鈥檚 Medical Center emergency department on Oahu on June 26.
Jim Ireland, Director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, said the patient was not in the ambulance and there were no injuries, reported.
In 2022, an ambulance caught fire at Adventist Health Castle. The fire began in the back of the ambulance where Paramedic Jeff Wilkinson was treating 91-year-old Fred Kaneshiro, who died at the scene. Wilkinson was critically injured but has since returned to work.
The Honolulu Fire Department is leading the investigation with assistance from federal, state and local agencies