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Maui firefighters extinguish shelter fire in Lahaina

Maui firefighters today extinguished a fire in Lahaina that caused damage to a nearby boat.

Fire personnel were alerted to a fire at 893 Kuhua Street at 11:19 a.m., the Maui Fire Department said in a release.

Three units responded to the call and when crews arrived they found a canopy-type shelter fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters had the blaze under control at 11:35 a.m. and it was extinguished about 30 minutes later.

The fire caused an estimated $5,000 in damage to contents within the shelter and $10,000 in damage to a boat located nearby.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

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