BY IAN CROUCH
A Hunter Valley mine worker has faced court accused of setting fire to a Muswellbrook home.
As we reported on Friday, the Brook Street homey was destroyed in the early hours.
Fairfax reports Zachery Mitchell Barwick faced Newcastle Bail Court on Saturday charged with damaging a property by fire or explosion.
He's been granted strict conditional bail to face Muswelbrook Court on December 6.
It's estimated the fire caused $400,000 worth of damage to the home.
EARLIER:
Police are treating a fire which destroyed a home at Muswellbrook overnight as suspicious.
Firefighters from Muswellbrook and Aberdeen were called to the fibro and tile home on Brooks Street just before 2.00am on Friday to find half the property already up in flames.
They took two hours to fully extinguish and mop up the fire.
No-one was home at the time and Police have set up a crime scene as investigations continue.
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| Firefighters arrived to find half the house already up in flames. Picture Aberdeen Fire & Rescue |
