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Fire destroys abandoned house in Kihei

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VIDEO COURTESY COUNTY OF MAUI
This video provided by the County of Maui shows the remnants of an abandoned house in Kihei that was destroyed by a large fire.
COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT 
                                In this image from video, an abandoned house is razed after a large fire in Kihei, Tuesday, Oct. 4.
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COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT

In this image from video, an abandoned house is razed after a large fire in Kihei, Tuesday, Oct. 4.

COURTESY MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT 
                                In this image from video, an abandoned house is razed after a large fire in Kihei, Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Maui firefighters extinguished a large fire that destroyed an abandoned house in Kihei.

Firefighters responded to the fire in the 900 block of South Kihei Road at about 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, the Maui Fire Department said.

When they arrived, the structure was fully involved in flames.

Firefighters brought the fire under control at 10:15 p.m. and extinguished it.

No injuries were reported.

The fire department said the abandoned house was considered a total loss.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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