Fire caused an estimated $250,000 in damage to a Kihei restaurant on Sunday morning.

The restaurant was unoccupied when the fire broke out. An employee at a neighboring business smelled smoke and call 911 after seeing smoke coming from the restaurant.

Maui firefighters responding to a 5:49 a.m. emergency call found fire coming from the kitchen of Three’s Grill & Bar in the Kihei Kalama Village complex on South Kihei Road.

The fire was brought under control at 6:04 a.m. and was fully extinguished by 11:09 a.m.

No injuries were reported and no other businesses were affected.

The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to the structure and $100,000 to its contents.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.