Fire destroyed a Makiki home this morning but a man who was home at the time was able to escape uninjured.

Firefighters responded to an 8:29 a.m. alarm for the fire at 1044 Green Street, according to Honolulu Fire Department Capt. David Jenkins. The first unit arrived on the scene at 8:32 a.m. to the find the two-story home engulfed in flames. Nine units with 35 fire personnel brought the fire under control by 8:53 a.m., Jenkins said.

The man who was home at the time was alerted by a smoke alarm.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. A damage estimate is pending, but Jenkins said the home is “a total loss.”