BY IAN CROUCH
Fire Investigators have been called in to examine the cause of a house fire at Rutherford overnight.
Fire and Rescue crews from Rutherford and Maitland along with a Duty Commander were called to a single level home in Regiment Road just after 6.30pm on Sunday to find smoke issuing from a lounge room.
They discovered a Lithium battery had caught fire.
The blaze was quickly extinguished and was contained to the one room.
Newcastle Fire Command says no-one was injured and the fire has been referred to the Fire Investigation Unit, which looks into all fires involving Lithium batteries.
