reprinted courtesy Maui News 5/4/20, photo courtesy Maui News newspaper

Firefighters worked into the afternoon Saturday to extinguish a fire reported late Friday night that caused $1.75 million in damage to an unoccupied luxury home in Wailea.

The fire was reported at 11:51 p.m. Friday at 3100 Wailea Alanui Drive, with eight fire companies and two battalion chiefs responding, according to the Maui Fire Department.

Firefighters arrived to find the one-story, 4,300-square-foot property burning. Crews established a water supply and used attack lines to knock down the active fire and also worked to extinguish a vehicle fire in the attached carport, the Fire Department reported.

Firefighters also fought a fire on the roof that had extended into the space between the roof covering and decking below and had to tear off the metal covering to gain access to and extinguish the stubborn blaze, according to the Fire Department.

The fire was brought under control at 12:50 a.m. Saturday and extinguished at 1:35 p.m.

A damage estimate for the unit’s contents wasn’t available.

The cause of the fire was undetermined. The Fire Department reported no indications that the fire was intentionally set.

Engine, ladder and tanker companies from Wailea responded to the fire, along with Kihei and Makawao engine companies and engine, rescue and hazmat companies from Kahului.

— reprinted courtesy Maui News 5/4/20, photo courtesy Maui News newspaper