BY IAN CROUCH
Quick work from firefighters has prevented an early-morning bush fire at Dudley.
Newcastle Fire Command says they received two triple-oh calls from passers-by at 4.40am on Thursday to a large area of bush reserve alight at the corner of Ocean Street and Redhead Road.
A crew from Charlestown arrived to find a 50 X 20 metre area of bush alight, taking about 15 minutes to douse the flames.
Police say an unregistered trailer carrying a hot water system was found in the centre of the fire ground, suggesting the blaze was deliberately lit.
