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Firefighters extinguish blaze at Waianae house

More than three dozen firefighters responded to a fire at a single family home in Waianae this morning.

The Honolulu Fire Department said 12 units with 37 personnel arrived at 85-1306 Koolina St. at 7:58 a.m. today, seven minutes after the initial call was made, and spotted smoke coming from the back of the house. After securing a water source, HFD brought the fire under control at 8:05 a.m. and reported it extinguished at 8:20 a.m.

Nobody was inside when HFD arrived on scene; no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation; a damage estimate wasn’t immediately available.

Damage of 450,000 to the structure and 20,000 to the contents.

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