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Posted: Thursday, September 6th, 2012 8:46 AM HST

Fire destroys home in Holualoa

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that consumed a house in Holualoa early Wednesday. Fire units arrived on scene shortly before 6:00 a.m. to find the two-story wooden structure northeast of Hualalai Road and Highway 180 fully engulfed in flames. No other structures were damaged in the fire which was brought under control around 6:30 a.m. and extinguished by 7:00 a.m. All occupants were safely evacuated and are being assisted by the Red Cross. The fire temporarily closed traffic at Route 180 between Holualoa Elementary School and Hualalai Road.