Firefighters have been called to a major fire at Heatherbrae.
Crews arrived at the RMS depot in Heather Street at about 5.45am on Wednesday to find three demountable buildings well alight - it's not clear at this stage what's inside the buildings
Newcastle Fire Command says they were alerted to the fire by a triple oh call from the Ministry of Transport
Extra fire brigade resources and the RFS have also been called to assist.
