A fire caused by a stove burner left on in the kitchen destroyed a Palolo Valley home on New Year’s Eve.

At about 9:40 p.m., firefighters responded to a blaze at a three-bedroom, single-family home on the 2000 block of 10th Avenue. The fire, which started in the kitchen, had swept halfway through the house when firefighters arrived, according to Capt. Terry Seelig, spokesman of the Honolulu Fire Department.

Two residents were outside of the home celebrating New Year’s Eve with neighbors when the blaze occurred. Two other residents were off-island.

The fire was brought under control at 9:44 p.m. and extinguished at 10:48 p.m., according to reports. Seelig said the kitchen, living room, a bedroom and half of another bedroom were heavily damaged. No injuries were reported.

Damage to the structure and its contents was estimated at $400,000.

New Year’s Eve firecrackers possibly delayed notice of the fire, Seelig said.

"The fire wasn’t noticed for a while because of the smoke in the air and the noise," he said. "While firecrackers didn’t cause it, perhaps the smoke and noise contributed to the lack of discovery that it had become a serious fire."