BY IAN CROUCH
Fire crews have been called to an electric vehicle fire at Allandale.
Newcastle Fire Command says they received 22 Triple Zero calls to the Tesler on fire on the Hunter Expressway near Lovedale Road just before 5.00am on Monday.
An RFS crew and a Fire and Rescue team from Branxton are at the scene
The incident is impacting southbound traffic.
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.
