The Kailua home that "Lost" actress Evangeline Lilly rents with two other women was engulfed in flames this morning and appears to be total loss. Five fire trucks responded to the call around 6:45 a.m. Neighbors said the fire started at least by 6:30 and quickly spread. There was nobody home at the time. "Lost" was filming at a Waialua Beach this morning and one of Lilly’s roommates who works on the set returned home after the fire was out. She declined comment. The early-morning fire at 684 Iana St. in Kailua brought quick response from neighbors, many who said they heard "popping" noises as the fire raged. "I woke up to my dogs barking," said Morgan Janus, a neighbor who lives across the street. "There were loud popping sounds, like something electrical." Janus said by the time she got outside, firefighters had already been called and were on the scene within 20 minutes. By 7 a.m. the fire was doused and soon after firefighters were able to enter the home. Part of the problem slowing the firefighters were the bars on the house’s windows. Firefighters had to cut through the bars in order to get inside to check if anyone was home. Nobody was, said fire department captain Kenison Tejada. The cast of "Lost" was scheduled to break for Christmas tomorrow.
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So sad and what a time for it to happen.
