A fire that killed an elderly woman in her Pearl City home Tuesday was caused by an electrical short-circuit, Honolulu Fire Department investigators have determined.

The body of Lillian Sato, 89, was found in the home at 1358 Hoolaulea St. after firefighters extinguished the blaze. The fire destroyed Sato�s single-story home and caused an estimated $250,000 in damage.
Investigators said the fire began in the patio from a short-circuit of an electrical extension cord. They have determined that the cause was accidental.
It was the first residential fire fatality on Oahu this year.