Hawai‘i County Fire Department’s Volunteer Company 5C arrived on the scene at Mailenani Road in Fern Forest Vacation Estates at 9:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019. to find approximately 20-by-30-foot structure and one vehicle fully engulfed in flames and almost completely burned to the ground.
Engine 19 and Engine 05 arrived shortly after and completed extinguishment at 11:23 a.m..
The entire wooden residential structure with an iron roof collapsed due to fire damage; 100% of structure was damaged by fire and the pickup truck was completely destroyed as well.
Occupants of the home were not present upon arrival of fire personnel.
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