A fire that broke out at a portable classroom at Wilcox Elementary School on Tuesday evening was quickly extinguished by firefighters.

Eight firefighters and rescue specialists from the Lihu'e fire station responded to the 9:25 p.m. alarm and by 9:35 p.m. the fire was out.

No one was injured and no other structures were affected, although a nearby portable was just six feet away.

Damages to the 400-square-foot wooden structure and its contents are estimated at between $20,000 and $30,000.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call police dispatch at 241-1711 or Crime Stoppers, 241-1887.