No injuries were reported following a structure fire in East Hawai‘i on Monday afternoon.
Hawai‘i Fire Department first responded to a two-story home, located on Stainback Highway, at approximately 3:34 p.m. When crews arrived on scene, they found an unoccupied residence engulfed in flames. One vehicle in a garage was also consumed by fire and a power line was down and actively arcing.
The video above, courtesy of Deputy Fire Chief Eric Moller shows fire crews pulling water hose to battle blaze, which was actively burning on both first and second floors. Firefighters were unable to enter the building as its structural integrity was compromised by the flames.
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The fire was out at 4:15 p.m. The blaze was contained to the building.
As of this morning, fire crews were still unable to enter the house to do an investigation because the structure was unsafe because of the fire damage.
It is unknown what caused the fire. The fire department estimates $456,200 in damages.
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