BREAKING! Crews Battling Garage Fire At Medowie

 BY IAN CROUCH

Fire crews are battling a garage fire at Medowie.

Newcastle Fire Command says firefighters from Raymond Terrace and an RFS crew from Medowie were called to Overland Avenue at about 4.45am on Wednesday to find a 10 x 20 metre detached garage well alight.

Crews have been tackling the blaze in defensive mode from outside the building for almost an hour but are expected to move to offensive mode soon.

It's understood the fire is contained to the garage and a 5 bedroom brick and tile home on the property has not been impacted.

Police and ambulance crews are also at the scene.

Teens Treated For Smoke Inhalation Following Scone Garage Fire

BY OLIVIA DILLON

Two teens have been treated for smoke inhalation after a garage fire at Scone. 

Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to Kookaburra Avenue just before 1:30 yesterday afternoon (Wednesday the 8th of November, 2023), following a number of Triple Zero calls reporting large volumes of smoke and flames coming from the property.

Two teens, aged 13 and 16, escaped the garage but inhaled smoke and were treated at the scene by firefighters equipped with oxygen. 

The crews quickly extinguished the flames, which had spread to the roof of the two car garage, and were able to save the home.

They believe the fire began in a camping swag, which contained batteries from a lamp, and a portable Bluetooth speaker.

They're trying to determine whether Lithium-Ion batteries were to blame for the blaze. 

Garage Destroyed By Fire At Muswellbrook

 BY IAN CROUCH

Fire has destroyed a garage and it's contents at Muswellbrook overnight.

Firefighters from Muswellbrook and Aberdeen were called to a home on Aberdeen Street at 2.15am on Wednesday to find the rear garage well alight.

It took crews around half an hour to bring the fire under control.

The fibro and iron garage was destroyed along with two cars and a motorbike.

Investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing,

The garage and its contents were destroyed Picture: Aberdeen Fire & Rescue