Small brush fire gets close to Wailuku residence, church
Three Maui hunters needed assistance from Makawao firefighters when they got disoriented by fog and darkness on the Waiakoa Loop Trail early this morning.
Maui firefighters extinguished a 500-square-foot brush fire that came within 50 feet of a residence and Maui Church of Christ, 810 Waiehu Beach Road, in Wailuku Friday afternoon.
The fire was reported at 4:38 p.m. The fire spread through the brush and mangrove and came within 50 feet of the buildings before firefighters brought the fire under control by 4:54 p.m. and extinguished it about 5:30 p.m.
No monetary losses or injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
