Authorities investigate Hawaii blast that killed 5

Monday, April 11, 2011

WAIPAHU, Hawaii -- Investigators plan to question officials at an ordnance disposal company today to try to determine the age and type of fireworks inside a storage bunker that exploded, killing five workers and injuring another, a fire official said.

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