Big Island Fire Scorches Industrial Area
POSTED: 4:39 pm HST February 6, 2006
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HONOLULU -- High winds pushed a small, but ferocious brush fire in the Kawaihae Industrial Area through a number of businesses, according to officials.A fish processing company was destroyed, fire officials said.A representative for Hamakua Macadamia Nut Factory said the company's building was damaged in the fire. The company is shutting down operations for a few days.Fire teams spent Monday monitoring hot spots and assessing the damage.Investigators are trying to determine how the fire started.
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