BY IAN CROUCH
Fire has destroyed a family home at Kotara overnight.
Crews were called to the Meredith Street home just after 8.00pm on Sunday to find a fire which started in a rear shed had quickly spread to the weatherboard and iron house.
12 fire trucks were called to the blaze which took around 4 hours to extinguish.
One crew remains on scene this morning to extinguish flare-ups.
Newcastle Fire Command say 4 people self-evacuated and one man was treated by paramedics for burns and smoke inhalation.
Police say an elderly couple and their granddaughter were inside when the fire broke out and weren't injured.
Investigators will arrive this morning to determine the cause the fire, but police say it's not being treated as suspicious.
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| Fire destroyed the home in Meredith Street Kotara. Picture: Lambton Fire & Rescue |
