Scrap metal heap ignites

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A fire broke out Friday morning at Big Island Scrap Metal on Honokohau Street. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today
A fire broke out Friday morning at Big Island Scrap Metal on Honokohau Street. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today
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Multiple Hawaii Fire Department comapnies responded to a fire Friday morning at Big Island Scrap Metal on Honokohau Street in Kailua-Kona.

Fire personnel on the scene said witnesses heard a large explosion followed by a fire breaking out on the bottom of a scrap metal heap at the site.

No injuries were reported.