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Firefighters douse 2 fires in unoccupied Pahoa homes within 8 hours

Hawaii island firefighters extinguished a fire at a single-family home in Pahoa early today, the second blaze at an unoccupied residence in the area within eight hours.

The first fire occurred at a three-bedroom home in the Tiki Gardens Subdivision on King Kamehameha Boulevard at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Arriving firefighters observed the residence and a four-door sedan parked in the carport engulfed in flames, according to a Hawaii Fire Department news release. Firefighters brought the blaze under control by 5:33 p.m. and extinguished it by 6:45 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damage was estimated at $90,000.

The second residential fire occurred at 15-2755 Opihi St. shortly before 1 a.m. today. When firefighters arrived, they observed flames in the kitchen, garage and pickup truck. Firefighters brought the blaze under control by 1:05 a.m. and extinguished it 10 minutes later.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and a damage estimate has yet to be determined.

No injuries were reported in either fires.

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