BY IAN CROUCH
Fire has caused extensive damage to a home at Tanilba Bay early Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to Conquest Crescent just before 4.00am to find the garage and front of the home on fire.
They took about half an hour to get the fire under control.
Newcastle Fire Command says the occupants managed to self evacuate without injury.
It's believed the fire may have started in a solar inverter.
Meanwhile, firefighters have been called to an abandoned house on fire at Raymond Terrace.
Crews arrived at the single level fibro home on Phillip Street just before 5.00am to find smoke issuing from the building.
They managed to quickly control the fire before it could spread.
It's understood the home is one of three to be knocked down to make way for social and affordable housing.
