Fire At Muswellbrook RSL Club

 BY IAN CROUCH

Firefighters are mopping up after a fire broke out at the Muswellbrook RSL Club this morning.

Newcastle Fire Command says they received 30 Triple-Zero calls just after 8.30 reporting a fire on the roof of the 2 storey building.

20 staff at the club were safely evacuated without injury.

Crews from Muswellbrook, Aberdeen and Denman arrived to find a sign on the roof well alight.

RFS crews were also called to the incident.

It's taken about an hour to extinguish the fire and check to ensure it hadn't spread to other parts of the club.

The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined.

Boy Survives Fall Down Lift Shaft At Wangi Power Station

 BY IAN CROUCH

A 14-year-old boy has had a lucky escape from serious injury after falling down a lift shaft at the old Wangi Power Station.

Emergency services were called to the disused power plant on Summerhill Drive just before 2.00pm on Sunday where the boy had fallen about 10 metres.

Luckily, he landed on a ledge which prevented him falling a further 50 metres to the bottom. Rescuers say the boy most likely would not have survived the 60 metre fall.

He was rescued by Police, Fire & Rescue and Ambulance teams and taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition with a broken wrist.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The incident prompted a multi-agency emergency response Picture: sydneynewstoday.com.au