By Hawaii 24/7 Staff
Firefighters responded for a 7:16 p.m. alarm on Sunday (Dec 25) to a structure fire of a single story home at 68-3556 W. Makuahine Street in Waikoloa.
Crews found the home engulfed in flames from the garage facing the street to the lanai on the back of the home including a small brush fire behind the house.
Fire dispatch reports that gusty winds in the area may have quickly spread the fire through the home and to the brush area. A Porsche was burnt in the garage and a Mercedes parked in the driveway suffered fire damage to the front of the car.
Firefighters had the fire under control at 8:19 p.m. and out at 9:26 p.m. The home and Porsche were reported to be a total loss at $390,000. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
UPDATE 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26
A Hawaii 24/7 reader reports as of 9:30 p.m., the house is on fire again. It may have been smouldering embers.
The Waikoloa fire crews responded to the flare-up.
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