Fatal House Fire At Teralba Linked To Lithium-Ion Battery

 BY IAN CROUCH

A devastating house fire at Teralba which claimed the lives of two women last week was caused by a Lithium-ion battery.

Fire & Rescue Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell says fire investigators believe a battery was compromised and immediately went into 'Thermal Runaway', where the cell overheats and gives off toxic gases before exploding in flames.

Although they are yet to be formally identified, 59-year-old Therese Harris and 52-year-old Patricia Kerr perished in the blaze.

It's the first deaths caused by a lithium-ion battery fire in NSW.

Two other people managed to escape the inferno at the Railway Street townhouse last Thursday morning.

Fire authorities are again warning about the dangers of leaving batteries on charge while sleeping.  

The townhouse sustained extensive damage in the fire Picture: Fire &Rescue NSW

BREAKING! Woman Killed In House Fire At Lake Munmorah

 BY IAN CROUCH

A woman has died in a house fire at Lake Munmorah on Friday morning.

Emergency services were called to a single story brick and colorbond roof home just before 10.30am, arriving to find large volumes of smoke coming from the rear of the property.

Firefighters brought the fire under control, with search and rescue crews finding the body of a woman in the rear of the home just before 11 o'clock.

She has not been formally identified but is believed to be aged in her 80s.

It's not known at this stage what sparked the blaze.

 

Body Found In Burnt Out House At Merriwa

By IAN CROUCH

Police have discovered a body following a house fire in the Upper Hunter.

Emergency services were called to a rural property on Mountain Station Road, Merriwa, about 9.15am on Wednesday 12 August 2020, following reports a home was fully engulfed in flames.

Crews from NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW worked to extinguish the blaze for several hours.

A body was located inside the property; it is yet to be formally identified.

Police are not treating the incident as suspicious.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Police Investigate Fatal House Fire At Aberglasslyn

BY IAN CROUCH

A man has died and two other people have been injured in a house fire at Aberglasslyn.

Emergency services were called to a single level brick and tile home in Peppertree Circuit just after 8.30 last night.

Firefighters initially had trouble accessing the home due to intense heat.

Police say the body of a man was found inside - he is yet to be formally identified.

A woman and a teenage boy were taken to the John Hunter Hospital with minor injuries.

Police have set up a crime scene as investigations continue and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Fire Crews Battle The Flames At Aberglasslyn Picture: theherald.com.au

Police Investigate Fatal House Fire At Barnsley

BY IAN CROUCH

A person has died in a devastating house fire at Barnsley overnight.

Fire crews from Holmesville, Cardiff and Teralba were called to the hardiplank and tile home on Macquarie Street at about 11.15pm on Monday to find the property fully involved in fire.

Firefighters discovered the body of a person, believed to be a resident of the home, at the rear of the premises just after midnight.

The fire was fully extinguished just before 1.00am but not before the home was destroyed.

Police have set up a crime scene as investigations continue.

Police say the 23-year-old man who lives at the home is yet to be accounted for.