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Kauai fire destroys home, causes $1 million in damage

COURTESY KAUAI COUNTY 
                                Kauai firefighters battle a blaze on Puu Road on Saturday. The fire caused more than $1 million in damage.
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COURTESY KAUAI COUNTY

Kauai firefighters battle a blaze on Puu Road on Saturday. The fire caused more than $1 million in damage.

COURTESY KAUAI COUNTY 
                                Kauai firefighters battle a blaze on Puu Road on Saturday. The fire caused more than $1 million in damage.
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COURTESY KAUAI COUNTY

Kauai firefighters battle a blaze on Puu Road on Saturday. The fire caused more than $1 million in damage.

COURTESY KAUAI COUNTY 
                                Kauai firefighters battle a blaze on Puu Road on Saturday. The fire caused more than $1 million in damage.
COURTESY KAUAI COUNTY 
                                Kauai firefighters battle a blaze on Puu Road on Saturday. The fire caused more than $1 million in damage.

Kauai firefighters are investigating the cause of a Kalaheo house fire Saturday that caused more than $1 million in damage.

The fire began about 5 p.m. on Puu Road while no one was home, Kauai firefighters said. Firefighters arrived to find the second story of the home engulfed in flames.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze and continued clean-up efforts until about 7 p.m.

The home was destroyed, displacing the family who lived there, firefighters said.

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