"The news not reported in the paper..."Costco Fire..."

Lihu'e fire department responded to a fire and smoke inside Costco Kaua'i Lihue, the store was evacuated around 1:00 P.M. on Monday 02-07-11 for approximately two hours as firefighters extinguished a fire ignited in the freezer section of the store.

No injuries were reported and the store re-opened at approximate 3:00 P.M. after two hours of cleanup ad safety assurances.

The photo shows people anxiously awaiting to return to their shopping. To the disappointment of many,  the food sample personal had departed when the firemen arrived and never returned upon the re-opening.  ;D(

Kimo Rosen, reporting for KIMO News!