BY IAN CROUCH
Fire has destroyed a home at Tenambit overnight.
Newcastle Fire Command says they received 15 triple zero calls to a medium-sized single level brick and tile house in Lavinia Close, with the first crew arriving just after 12.30am today (Friday 18 September 2026) to find the property engulfed in flames.
Five fire trucks and an aerial appliance responded to the blaze.
Around 20 firefighters fought the flames for almost 4 hours, unable to enter the property due to the intensity of the blaze.
The roof collapsed at the height of the fire, with the property reduced to a pile smouldering rubble.
All the occupants have been accounted for and an investigation will get under way to determine how the fire started.
