HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A 72-year-old man is dead after a fire tore through a Liliha home on March 24. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON's morning podcast, every morning at 8 He is the third person to die in a housefire in less than one week and the tragedies are prompting warnings and safety reminders from officials. The Honolulu Fire Department said the 72-year-old man was found unconscious on the second floor of the home on Stillman Lane. He is Oahu's fourth housefire-related death in 2025 and the third since March 19 when a fire ripped through a Manoa home. Two fires, one hour: Manoa fire claims one life, Kalihi fire destroys three homes Officials believe the cause of the Liliha fire was "probable smoking materials in the bedroom that ignited surrounding fuels," but fire inspectors said most others start in the kitchen. "Number one cause of structure fire is cooking, unattended cooking. Cooking makes up 50% of structure fires and unattended cooking makes up 50% of them," said HFD fire inspector Tom Inouye. HFD said smoke detectors are critical and can activate before the smoke can be smelled. Inouye said they should be placed in every bedroom as well as the hallways directly outside of them. HFD advises public to check recalled power adaptors following Manoa fire "But the reason why we tell people to put it right in the hallway outside of your room is it is actually found to be safer to sleep with your bedroom door closed," he said. "It's a really important thing to have simply because it can double the chance of survival if a home fire strikes," said American Red Cross Pacific Islands Region Regional Communications Director Matthew Wells. The Red Cross said everyone should have a memorized escape plan that keeps keiki, kupuna and pets in mind and to try to find two exits to every room. "Now, understandably, in a lot of apartments and homes here in the islands, there aren't two ways out of a room. And in that case, it's really important that you find the most effective way, the quickest way to get out of every room and to get out of the unit," Wells said. HFD agreed and said actually practicing the plan is just as important. "You know, you don't have to set the alarm off, but see how long it takes you to get out to safety because they've found that if there's a room with a lot of fuel in it, you have less than two minutes to get out safely," Inouye said. Three of the four people who died due to Oahu house fires in 2025 were over the age of 65, the other was 25-year-old Jeffrey Fiala -- who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a house fire in McCully. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news Click here for more information and fire safety tips from HFD. ...read more read less