BY IAN CROUCH
Fire crews have worked through the night to extinguish a truck fire at Nerong north of Newcastle.
Newcastle Fire Command says a B-Double with a mixed load which included E-bikes and batteries caught fire in the northbound lanes of the Pacific Highway about 2 kilometres south of the town just after midnight on Tuesday 9 December 2025.
Fire and Rescue crews from Tea Gardens along with a bulk water tanker from Toronto and a Hazmat team from Newcastle were sent to the blaze.
It's taken 5 hours to completely extinguish the fire and make the area safe.
The truck driver wasn't injured and a salvage operation is getting under way.
