Two Small Fire Extinguished on Pāhoa Property
The Hawai‘i County Fire Department arrived on the scene of two separate fires in Pāhoa on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at 1:10 p.m.
Firefighters found two separate areas burning on property at 16-2042 37th Ave.
The first fire involved a pile of wood. Flames spread to the nearby brush and burned a 20-by-40-foot area.
The second fire involved a pile of paper products burning in a Quonset-type metal structure.
The fires were extinguished at 1:30 p.m.
No one was found in or around the property.
The scene was turned over to fire inspectors for investigation.
Damages were estimated at $200.
The property saved from destruction was valued at $90,000.