Gossip among neighbors was smells/odors like gasoline or other chemicals. Talk was moped repair maybe using gas to clean parts.  Was any of this reported to management? If not, why not? If so what was the response? Arson dog from Hilo? Some residents said "heard an explosion before fire alarms". How about an interview with the occupant of the unit where the fire started? Background info? Irregardless of the number of alarms, and the firefighter-admin infighting and mud-slinging right now, crews did get the fire out. Ultimate cause of fire is the ultimate cause of the 3 deaths, and the costly financial drain on those tenants who are now forced out for the foreseeable future. The damaged units won't be available for 6 months to a years given all the asbestos cleanup needed, etc. Retrofit sprinklers in residential condos in HNL, of course, a no-brainer as they say. Too hard on the old and poor, subsidize them somehow with tax breaks or rebates.