Crews battle house fires in Waialua and on Maui
Fire engulfed a two-story home Saturday in the 68-600 block of Crozier Drive.
A fire to a hosue on the 68-600 block of Crozier Drive in Waialua caused $490,000 in damages.
Firefighters returned to the remains of an oceanfront house fire Saturday after a neighbelor reported smoke rising from the rubble. Firefighters estimated damages from the Friday evening blaze on Crozier Drive at $490,000.
Fire engulfed a single-family dwelling on Crozier Drive in Waialua on Saturday evening.
The blaze was first reported at 6:49 p.m. Arriving firefighters found the structure fully involved.
A female occupant suffered minor injuries and was assisted out of the home.
Online real estate records indicate the structure is a seven-bedroom, five-bathroom house.
Firefighters worked around a live utility wire that apparently fell as a result of the fire.
Neighbors on their roofs used hoses to fight the flames, firefighters said.
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Thirty Honolulu Fire Department personnel from nine companies responded to the fire, which was brought under control by 8 p.m.
Damage is estimated at $490,000.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Also Saturday, Maui firefighters battled a fire that engulfed a single-family home in Lahaina.
The fire, first reported at 5:49 p.m., was brought under control at 7:28 p.m. The fire was extinguished at 11:29 p.m.
The occupants had gotten out of the two-story Kana Place residence before firefighters arrived.
Damage is estimated at $700,000 to the structure and $200,000 for its contents.
