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Posted at 8:51 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2007

Big Island house fire blamed on candle

Advertiser Staff

An early morning fire started by a candle caused an estimated $150,000 damage today to a Big Island home on Naupaka Street.

Two engine companies and a tanker responded to the 2:59 a.m. alarm and arrived at 3:03 a.m. to find flames and thick smoke coming from a bedroom window. The fire was reported under control at 3:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported.