Fire has caused extensive damage to a house at West Wallsend this morning.
Firefighters from West Wallsend, Minmi and Cardiff arrived at the brick and tile home in Tramway Drive just after 5.30am to find a fire had spread from the garage into the roof of the house.
It's taken about two hours to extinguish and mop up the fire which guttered about 80% of the home.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by police.
There are no reports of injuries.
