A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday in a rural Hawaii town that has been watching the slow-moving flow approach for months.
A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday in Pahoa a rural Hawaii town that has been watching the slow-moving flow approach for months.
The lava stream hit the house just before noon, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira. The home’s renters already had evacuated the residence, located in a rural, mostly agricultural Puna district.
Once the lava ignited the home, it took about 45 minutes for the 1,100-square-foot home to burn down.
Before advancing to the home, lava burned down a small corrugated steel storage shed on the property, but missed garage/barn structure on the property.
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