Candle Causes Fire at Pepeekeo Home

A candle was the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a house in Pepeekeo Saturday morning.

Firefighters arriving at the home at 28-0530 Kulaimano Road at 8:20 a.m. found the fire centered in the home’s two back bedrooms, a fire department spokesman said.

The occupants had safely exited the home.

Damage to the home was estimated at $84,000 to the home valued at $104,000.

It took 15 firefighters 25 minutes to extinguish the blaze, the spokesman said.