Fire damages laundry business

The Hawaii Fire Department responded to an early morning fire Saturday in Kona’s Old Industrial Area.

Upon arrival, HFD found heavy smoke and flames at Laundry Two, a commercial laundry linen business on Pawai Place.

Firefighters from the Kailua-Kona station made entry to the approximately 4,000-square-foot metal building through the front roll-up door and extinguished the blaze.

There was no one inside the building when firefighters responded.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.