HONOLULU (AP) -- A small stream of lava was getting close Monday to hitting the first house in a rural Hawaii town that has been watching the slow-moving flow for months.A breakout flow was about 5 yards from the home's garage in Pahoa on the Big Island, Hawaii County Civil Defense officials said. They are bracing for the lava to burn the house, whose occupants have already left.The leading edge of the molten rock has stalled, but lava is breaking away at several spots upslope.The front of the flow hasn't crept any closer to Pahoa Village Road, which goes through downtown, remaining about 480 feet away for more than a week.But one lobe was about 22 yards from a now-closed refuse transfer station.The molten rock reached Pahoa on Oct. 26, when it crossed Apaa Street, a country road on the edge of town. Many residents have evacuated or are ready to leave if necessary.The house that's expected to burn Monday is on Apaa Street. The front of the flow had passed the house but now the breakout is dangerously close.So far, the lava has smothered part of a cemetery and burned down a garden shed. It has burned tires, some metal materials and mostly vegetation in its path.When lava reaches a structure, firefighters will basically let it burn but fight any fires that spread or threaten other structures, Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira said.Officials were planning to allow homeowners to make arrangements to watch their homes burn down as a means of closure and to document the destruction for insurance purposes, Oliveira said.Imelda Raras lives on the other end of Apaa Street from where the lava is closing in on the house. She said the homeowner moved his horses and other animals to another location weeks ago.Raras and her family have put a lot of their belongings in storage and prepared to go to a friend's home if the lava gets close.\It's slow