BY IAN CROUCH
Fire crews are working to extinguish a large rubbish pile fire at Merewether.
Newcastle Fire Command says they were called to the corner of Darling Street and Chatham Road just before 5.30am on Thursday, where the contents of a garbage truck caught alight, forcing the driver to dump the load on the roadway.
Crews from Merewether and Charlestown are tackling the 10 x 10 metre rubbish pile.
A discarded lithium battery is suspected to have caused the fire.
