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Unattended cooking fire leaves Kahului woman homeless

One woman was left homeless in an unattended cooking fire Tuesday in Kahului.

Maui firefighters were sent to the Harbor Lights condominium complex at 111 Kahului Beach Road at 5:43 p.m. and found smoke coming from a fourth floor window, a Maui Fire Department spokesman said.

The fourth floor residents were evacuated and crews brought the fire under control at 6:03 p.m. The fire was contained to the room of origin and caused about $40,000 in damage, the spokesman said.

Firefighters determined the cause of the fire was unattended cooking. The Red Cross was helping the displaced woman.

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