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Windward brush fire approaches homes
Gusty winds spare a community from a "very scary" blaze
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 30, 2012
~~<p>A brush fire scorched 350 to 400 acres on both sides of a ridge behind Kala­heo High School and the adjoining Kala­heo Hillside neighborhood Tuesday, coming as close as 25 yards to some homes.</p>
<p>The fire also prompted police to close the H-3 freeway in both directions from Mokapu Saddle Road to Marine Corps Base Hawaii for several hours as smoke and ash wafted down the Kane­ohe side of the hill.</p>
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A brush fire scorched 350 to 400 acres on both sides of a ridge behind Kalaheo High School and the adjoining Kalaheo Hillside neighborhood Tuesday, coming as close as 25 yards to some homes.
The fire also prompted police to close the H-3 freeway in both directions from Mokapu Saddle Road to Marine Corps Base Hawaii for several hours as smoke and ash wafted down the Kaneohe side of the hill. Login for more...
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