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Fire, not related to lava, heavily damages Pahoa house

A midmorning fire Wednesday caused an estimated $125,000 damage to a $175,000 house in Pahoa, Hawaii.

No one was home at the time of the fire, a Hawaii County Fire Department official said.

The Fire Department’s investigator had not found the cause of the 11:15 a.m. fire in the Hawaiian Shores subdivision by late afternoon Wednesday.

Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the front of the 1,056-square-foot single-story dwelling. The house is located on Maiko Street near the intersection with Kahakai Boulevard.

A fire official said the house was not close to any lava that could have sparked the fire.

Thirteen firefighters fought the blaze and brought the fire under control by 11:32 a.m. It was extinguished at 11:35 a.m.

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