A Corlette resident has had a lucky escape after a fire pit blaze threatened his home early Tuesday morning.
Newcastle Fire Command says the resident of the two storey brick home at The Yardarm woke to a loud bang just before 4.30am and found a smouldering fire in a home made fire pit on the front timber deck had re-ignited and started spreading.
Fire crews from Nelson Bay arrived a short time later to find the resident tackling the blaze with a garden hose and helped him to fully extinguish the flames.
The fire burnt out about 6 square metres of timber deck but thankfully the house escaped damage.
It's prompted a warning from firefighters to fully extinguish fire pits before going to bed.
