BY IAN CROUCH
Firefighters have extinguished a fierce house fire at Adamstown.
Crews were called to Park Avenue just after 4.30am on Tuesday to find the large, abandoned single storey home well alight.
It's understood the house is being used for storage and there was no-one in side when the fire broke out.
Newcastle Fire Command says 7 appliances and a Duty Commander are at the scene.
There were also concerns for a neighbouring mechanics business, but crews managed to stop the fire from spreading.
Crews from Lambton, Newcastle, Merewether, Charlestown and a ladder platform from Newcastle had the fire extnguished by 6 o'clock.
Firefighters are battling a house fire at Adamstown.
Crews were called to Park Avenue just after 4.30am on Tuesday to find the home well alight.
Newcastle Fire Command says 7 appliances and a Duty Commander are at the scene.
There are also concerns for neighbouring properties which are under threat.
At this stage, it's believed the house is unoccupied.
More to come.
