The firefighter, 25, was killed after emergency responders were called to a building in the McCully-Moiliili neighborhood of Honolulu before 8 p.m., fire officials said in a news conference Monday evening. The cause of the blaze was unclear, and officials said they were still investigating.

Honolulu's fire chief said firefighter Jeffrey Fiala, who was trapped by a roof collapse, had been with the department for less than two years.

Jeff Fiala, a 25-year-old firefighter was killed and five others were hospitalized after an apartment fire broke out shortly after 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 on Young Street in the McCully area. Fiala served at HFD for a year and a half.

In the midst of the McCully fire aftermath, the Honolulu Fire Department remembers the life of Jeffrey Fiala who put his life on the line battling the blaze that spread

Four other firefighters and one civilian were injured in the fire and transported to Honolulu area hospitals, where they continue to recover.