It's believed arsonists are responsible for a fire which guttered a home at Telarah overnight.
Four crews from Maitland, Rutherford and East Maitland were called to the vacant Housing NSW home on Capper Street at 10.40pm on Tuesday to find the single level dwelling well alight.
They took about 2 hours to extinguish and mop up the blaze.
It's believed the home had been earmarked for demolition after it was set on fire about 6 months ago.
