PAHOA, Hawaii—A Big Island family of seven is without a home after a fire engulfed their single-story house in the Nawawale subdivision of Pahoa.
The American Red Cross is providing assistance to the two adults and five children, ages 7 to 16, who lived at the house that caught fire Sunday afternoon.
By the time firefighters arrived to battle the blaze, fire had overtaken the 3,200-square-foot home.
Firefighters fought for two hours before the flames were extinguished.
Authorities estimate the damage to the home and a pickup parked outside at $340,000. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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