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JAYNA OMAYE / JOMAYE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Firefigthers responded to a brush fire in Kalaeloa that closed Malakole Street from Kalaeloa Boulevard to Komohana Street

Honolulu firefighters have contained a brush fire in Campbell Industrial Park this afternoon.

The blaze, near the intersection of Opakapaka and Lauwilwili streets, burned about six acres and was contained at 2:31 p.m., said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kevin Mokulehua.

Fifteen units with 40 firefighters initially responded to the fire at 11:51 a.m. Mokulehua said 14 units with 39 firefighters remain on scene to extinguish hot spots.

Honolulu police closed Malakole Street from Kalaeloa Boulevard to Komohana Street around 1:45 p.m.

There were no reports of injuries or structures damaged, Mokulehua said. The cause of the blaze has not been determined at this time.

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