At least three people have died in a fire in a residential tower block in the US state of Hawaii. <br /><br />The blaze consumed three floors of the 36-storey apartment building in Honolulu.<br /><br />The fire that sent thick black smoke pouring out over the city, a month to the day after a deadly tower block fire in London.<br /><br />Firefighters brought the flames under control in a matter of hours after the blaze began.<br /><br />At least 12 people have been injured. Emergency workers said five people were taken to hospital and several others were treated at the scene.<br /><br />Local media reported the fire started on the 26th floor and quickly spread to the to floors above.<br /><br />The fire chief told reporters the building had no sprinkler system which would have contained the fire.<br /><br />In London, at least 80 people were killed when a fire gutted Grenfell Tower in June. That building also had no sprinkler system.<br />
