No injuries were reported after a fire destroyed a single-story Pāhoa home Friday, Sept. 24.
At approximately 6:47 p.m., Hawaiʻi Fire Department responded to a structure fire Puʻua Road. When crews arrived on scene, they found the 425-square-foot house had collapsed and was engulfed in flames.
It took approximately two hours to extinguish the fire and overhaul the scene.
“The resident owner has been deceased a few months prior and (the) house was currently uninhabited,” fire officials stated.
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There was no rescue needed and the origin of the fire is unknown at this time.
The scene was turned over to Hawaiʻi Police Department.
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