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Molokai firefighters contain 40-acre brush fire

COURTESY TRAVIS TANCAYO
                                Firefighters battled a brush fire that scorched 40 acres on Molokai on Sunday.

COURTESY TRAVIS TANCAYO

Firefighters battled a brush fire that scorched 40 acres on Molokai on Sunday.

Firefighters battled a brush fire that scorched 40 acres on Molokai on Sunday.

Crews responded to the blaze in the area of 3213 Maunaloa Highway in Ho’olehua at about 11:30 a.m., according to a Maui Fire Department news release.

Ground and air personnel brought the fire under control around 12:35 p.m. MFD said no structures sustained damage and no injuries were reported.

Firefighters monitored the area for flare-ups throughout the night.

The cause of the brush fire is unknown at this time.

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