Fire destorys Puna home

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Fire destroyed an apparently vacant house in Hawaiian Acres on Wednesday night, and Fire Department officials estimate the loss at $120,000.

Fire destroyed an apparently vacant house in Hawaiian Acres on Wednesday night, and Fire Department officials estimate the loss at $120,000.

Six units answered the 7:14 p.m. alarm with the first unit arriving on scene 18 minutes later. The fire at the Kea, aka “B” Road, house was reported under control at 7:50 p.m. and extinguished at 8:30 p.m.

Traffic was detoured to Koloa Moali Road.

No one was injured and the cause of the blaze is unknown.