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Family of 4 displaced by fire in Eleele, Kauai

Leila Fujimori

Fire caused $300,000 in damage to a Kauai house this morning, displacing a family of four.

The Kauai Fire Department said a female occupant and a child escaped the fire without injury.

The other two residents were not at home when the fire broke out.

Firefighters arrived at the Eleele three-bedroom house shortly after 10 a.m.

The fire was brought under control within minutes and fully extinguished it at 10:30 a.m.

The fire caused significant smoke and fire damage throughout the house.

The American Red Cross is assisting the family.

The cause remains under investigation.

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