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Smoke continues to smolder on charred ground while vehicles pass after Honolulu firefighters contained several brushfires near the H2 Freeway northbound on Monday, October 17, 2016 in Waipio.
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Fire officials were investigating several “suspicious” fires Monday along the H-2 freeway from Pearl City to the Ka Uka Boulevard offramp.
Capt. David Jenkins said the fires were possibly set in that they had multiple origins.
The Fire Department dispatched eight companies at about 2 p.m. Monday. Officials said the fires burned a total of 2 to 3 acres of brush land. Jenkins said the fires were extinguished by about 2:30 p.m. and did not cause any damage to structures.
Brush fire beside Piilani Highway is contained
Firefighters on Maui battled a brush fire that scorched 50 acres in Kahikinui near Piilani Highway on Sunday and then flared up Monday to burn 40 more acres.
The fire was contained to the makai side of Piilani Highway but had closed the highway near Auwahi Windmills and Manawainui Bridge.
At 3:30 p.m. Sunday firefighters responded to multiple calls from motorists who observed a rapidly spreading fire while they drove the back way out from Hana. Firefighters found a large area of brush burning on the makai side of the highway, between mileposts 27 and 28, according to a news release from the Maui Fire Department.
No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported.
Fire crews fully contained the fire to the makai side of the highway at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters, along with helicopter crews making water drops, responded to the flare-up at 11:11 a.m. Monday.
