Fire has destroyed the old Tennis and Squash Centre in Wallsend overnight.
17 calls to Triple 000 prompted emergency services call out to Council Street at 8:55pm.
They arrived to find fire had engulfed the building and partially collapsed one side; crews had to call for back-up and in the end six trucks were on scene.
50 people had to be evacuated from the Coles Supermarket on Cowper Street while crews extinguished the blaze. Crews also protected a property on one side of the blaze which came close to catching alight.
The fire was finally extinguished at 2:20am this morning, and one truck stayed on the scene ensuring the blaze doesn't flare up again.
The structure was completely destroyed.
Investigations are continuing into how the blaze started.
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