Wednesday 26 August 2020

Newcastle's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Called To Building Fire On Mid North Coast

BY IAN CROUCH

The Hunter's Westpac Rescue has flown a man to hospital after he suffered significant burns in an early-morning fire on the Mid North Coast.

Firefighters were called to The Boulevard at Tallwoods Village north of Forster just after 5.00am on Wednesday where a fire in a granny flat had spread to a clubhouse next door.

A 47-year-old man was rescued from the granny flat - he's suffered burns to his hands and face and has been airlifted to Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition.

It took two Fire & Rescue and three RFS crews more than 4 hours to extinguish and mop up the fire which destroyed the granny flat and clubhouse.


The fire engulfed a granny flat and adjoining clubhouse Picture: NBN News