BY IAN CROUCH
Around 30 people have been evacuated after a fire broke out in a Hamilton South unit block overnight.
Firefighters from Merewether, Newcastle and Lambton were called to the block of flats in Hassall Street just after 8.30pm on Sunday to find a third floor unit well alight.
It took crews about 3 hours to extinguish and mop up the blaze, with the fire briefly penetrating the roof space.
No-one was injured, however the unit sustained extensive damage.
Police say an electrical fault in an appliance sparked the blaze.
