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Pitbull survives house fire in Haiku

COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT

Maui firefighters found a pitbull hiding inside this Aoku Place house in Haiku after extinguished a fire there this morning.

Residents in Haiku, Maui, said they heard an explosion before flames were seen coming from a house on Aoku Place, the Maui Fire Department said.

Fire Services Chief Edward Taomoto said the fire destroyed much of an extension to a single-story house, but the original portion of the house received only minor smoke damage.

Damage was estimated at $130,000 to the structure, its contents and two vehicles parked outside.

Firefighters arrived at 6:44 a.m. after the 6:31 a.m. alarm, and found the extension fully engulfed in flames. A battalion chief and 13 firefighters extinguished the fire at 7:47 a.m.

No one was home when firefighters arrived, but the fire crew found a mixed breed pitbull hiding in a corner of the unburned part of the structure, Taomoto said. The dog was brought out unharmed.

5 responses to “Pitbull survives house fire in Haiku”

  1. Ronin006 says:

    I was sorry to read about the pitbull surviving the fire.

  2. 808comp says:

    Glad the dog made it out.

  3. Workingrl says:

    Glad the pup was safe !!!!

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