Posted at 9:45 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2007
Big Island brushfire contained
Advertiser Staff
Big Island firefighters have contained a brushfire that scorched 560 acres near Waimea yesterday and injured one person.Crews continued to monitor hot spots throughout the night, and will keep a bulldozer on the scene until Monday as a precaution.
The fire was reported about 1 p.m. Thursday, east of Highway 190 and south of West Hawaii Concrete.
The blaze continued to burn Thursday night in an inaccessible area south of the concrete company's facility.
The nature and extent of the injury was not immediately released.
