A lithium ion battery charging on an electric golf cart might have ignited a fire that heavily damaged a Waikoloa home early Tuesday morning, according to the Hawaii Fire Department.
A lithium ion battery charging on an electric golf cart might have ignited a fire that heavily damaged a Waikoloa home early Tuesday morning, according to the Hawaii Fire Department.
According to an HFD statement, dispatchers received the call at 3:07 a.m. The first unit arrived at the home on Malina Street eight minutes later.
Arriving units found about half of the three-bedroom, two bath, 1200-square-foot home on fire, with the potential to spread to neighboring homes.
All occupants escaped safely, and a house pet was saved from a back room.
The fire was reported under control at 3:25 a.m. and extinguished at 3:35 a.m.
Property loss was estimated at $260,000, with an equal amount of property saved, HFD said.
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