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Fire chars unoccupied Pahoa home

COURTESY HAWAII COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT

COURTESY HAWAII COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Hawaii County Fire Department is investigating a fire that caused an estimated $100,00 in damage to an unoccupied home in Pahoa on Hawaii island early today.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at a single-story, wooden structure on Lanai Street just before 1:10 a.m. Flames also threatened surrounding trees and brush, the fire department said.

The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

Fire crews brought the fire under control at 1:40 a.m. and extinguished it about an hour later. No injuries were reported.

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