A Maitland Op Shop has been badly damaged by fire overnight.
It's believed the fire started in piles of donated items left at the back of Father Riley's Op Shop on High Street just before 10pm and quickly spread to the roof.
10 fire trucks including two Hazmat units and an Aerial Appliance from Mayfield West attended the fire with crews taking about an hour and a half to extinguish the blaze.
Newcastle Fire Command says the fire caused major damage to around 30 per of the rear of the building, the rest of the shop was damaged by heat and smoke.
