Firefighters quickly douse brush fire in Kailua-Kona

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A firefighter extinguishes a brush fire located on Paul Allen's estate on Tuesday. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A firefighter extinguishes a brush fire located on Paul Allen's estate on Tuesday. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
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The Hawaii Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Paul Allen’s estate Tuesday afternoon in the heart of Kailua-Kona.

The fire, started by a landscaper attempting to burn fountain grass, was quickly extinguished.