Maui firefighters extinguish brush fire in vehicle dumping ground
The Maui Fire Department said a burnt-out truck was found in the site of a brush fire today in Waiehu.
The Fire Department used helicopters to help douse the 2-acre brush fire in old macadamia nut fields.
The cause was undetermined, but the blackened truck was located in the burn area, the department said in a news release. The area is known as a dumping ground for vehicles, the department said.
Wailuku fire crews investigated a report of light smoke and found the fire at 12 p.m. on the west side of Kahekili Highway.
The Fire Department launched Air 1 and later Air 2 due to trouble that ground crews were having in getting to the site due to overgrown brush.
A battalion chief, two engine companies and two water tankers also responded to the blaze.
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The fire was brought under control at 2:30 p.m., and it was extinguished at 4:25 p.m.
