BY IAN CROUCH
Fire has gutted a home and garage at Rutherford early today (Tuesday 13 October 2026).
Crews were called to Aberglasslyn Road at 1.43am to find a fire in a detached garage had spread to the adjacent single storey hardiplank and tin roof home.
Newcastle Fire Command says there were concerns for a man living in the garage, but he was later found safe and well.
A couple inside the house managed to escape unharmed.
It's taken almost three hours to bring the blaze under control.
Investigations will get under way into the cause of the fire.
