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Pauoa fire intentionally set, Honolulu Fire Department says

A vehicle fire in Pauoa determined to be intentionally set caused $47,000 in damage, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.

Eleven units with more than 45 firefighters responded to the blaze at 1995 Pauoa Road at approximately 3:30 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they observed a vehicle fully engulfed in flames in the garage of a three-story apartment building, said HFD spokesman Capt. Scot Seguirant.

Firefighters brought the fire under control at 3:50 a.m. and extinguished it at 4 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

Two vehicles and the building sustained damage from the blaze.

Seguirant said the fire caused damage to some pipes of the structure but did not affect any residential or business units.

Damage was estimated at $27,000 to the structure and $20,000 to its contents.

Police have launched an arson investigation.

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