MAUNAWILI, Hawaii -- A short circuit sparked a fire that destroyed a Maunawili home early on Wednesday morning, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.
A plugged-in portable back massager short-circuited, investigators said.
Two women -- ages 89 and 49 -- lived in the house. One smelled smoke before midnight, but could not find anything burning. They woke up at 2:30 a.m. to find heavy smoke.
"Within 10 minutes of it starting, it was huge and then the propane tank to the barbecue burst into flames and then the flames were huge. There's a big palm tree. (The flames were) way above the palm tree. It was shooting out and all the windows were bursting," said Janet Onopa, who grew up in the home.
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