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Firefighters will continue to monitor an area in Mokuleia overnight after a fallen power line sparked a wild-land fire.
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A fallen power line sparked a wild-land fire that burned approximately four acres of brush and dry grass in Mokuleia on Friday.
The fire was first reported at 12:31 p.m. The Honolulu Fire Department responded with seven companies, including a helicopter crew, staffed by 18 personnel. Also assisting in the operation were forestry personnel from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
A Hawaiian Electric Co. crew was dispatched to de-energize the power line.
The fire was brought under control by 3 p.m.
No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.
Firefighters will continue to monitor the area overnight.
Last week a 450-acre wildfire threatened native plants and animals above Waialua and Mokuleia before being contained.
Boat brings in man who died at sea
The body of a 64-year-old man who died aboard a fishing boat in April was brought to Honolulu on Wednesday evening.
Crew members found the fisherman unresponsive at 9:15 a.m. April 13 aboard an unidentified boat and were unable to revive him, police said.
The boat arrived in Honolulu at 5 p.m. Wednesday, at which time the man was officially pronounced dead.