Honolulu firefighters extinguished a rubbish fire Friday afternoon in Makiki that was started by wind-driven embers from a fire pit.

The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at 2:33 p.m. for the building fire on Keeaumoku Street, and responded with seven units staffed with 26 personnel, according to an HFD news release.

The first unit arrived at the scene at 2:38 p.m., where they observed “a rubbish fire that spread to a large tree in the yard of a single-story residence.”

Firefighters had the fire extinguished the blaze at 2:54 p.m. The fire damaged two vehicles and one motorcycle in the parking lot next to the property, HFD said.

The cause of the fire was accidental, the department said Saturday.

“The point of fire origin was a fire pit used to cook in the front yard of the property,” HFD said. “Wind-driven embers from the extinguished cooking fire traveled and ignited combustible items stored in the front yard eventually spreading to three vehicles that were parked nearby.”

The fire caused an estimated $15,500 in damage to the vehicles, and $1,000 in damage to the property, firefighters said.

HFD provided these fire safety tips:

>> Do not start cooking fires outside on windy days.

>> Extinguish all cooking fires with copious amounts of water.

>> Dispose of combustible materials or store them away