Fire Burns Small Kula Cottage

By Wendy Osher

File photo by Wendy Osher.

Maui firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a small cottage in Kula on Thursday afternoon.

The fire was reported at 5:40 p.m. on December 1, 2011 at a cottage located on the 16000 block of Haleakala Crater Road.

Units from Kula, Makawao and Kahului responded to the scene and had the fire under control by 5:53 p.m., and extinguished by 6:07 p.m.

The blaze was confined to a single room of the 400-square foot structure and caused an estimated $2,000 in damage to the structure, and $1,000 in damage to the contents.

The cottage was unoccupied at the time of the fire, and not injuries were reoprted.

The cause of the fire is undetermined after investigation.