An agriculture storage building at Moa‘ula Farm was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon in Ka‘u.
An agriculture storage building at Moa‘ula Farm was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon in Ka‘u.
Responding to the 1:33 p.m. alarm, Hawaii Fire Department personnel and volunteers from Pahala, Na‘alehu, Volcano and Discovery Harbour arrived at the farm to find a 1,400-square-foot agriculture storage building engulfed in flames with part of the roof collapsing.
The building was located about a quarter mile from the nearest road, requiring the use of smaller vehicles to access the blaze. Further, due to a lack of water resources in the area, a water shuttle operation had be utilized to fight the fire.
The fire was finally declared out at 3:25 p.m.
Damage to the structure, which consisted of a 900-square-foot metal frame agriculture building with a 500-square-foot wood frame attached, was estimated at $52,500.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
