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Fire destroyed an unpermitted residential structure near Pahoa Friday evening.
According to a Hawaii Fire Department statement, five units responded to an 8:28 p.m. alarm with the first unit arriving on scene at 8:35 p.m.
Responders found the 35-foot-by-25-foot structure 100% involved in flames, according to the statement.
The fire was reported under control at 8:43 p.m. and extinguished at 9:30 p.m.
No one was near the structure and no injuries were reported.
The statement didn’t include a dollar estimate of property loss.