BREAKING! Crews Battling Garbage Truck Fire At Merewether

 BY IAN CROUCH

Fire crews are working to extinguish a large rubbish pile fire at Merewether.

Newcastle Fire Command says they were called to the corner of Darling Street and Chatham Road just before 5.30am on Thursday, where the contents of a garbage truck caught alight, forcing the driver to dump the load on the roadway.

Crews from Merewether and Charlestown are tackling the 10 x 10 metre rubbish pile.

A discarded lithium battery is suspected to have caused the fire.

Two Garbage Trucks Go Up In Flames At Cessnock Council Depot

BY IAN CROUCH

A garbage truck has been destroyed and another damaged by fire at Cessnock early Thursday..

Four fire crews from Cessnock and Rutherford were called to the council depot on Old Maitland Road just after midnight.

It took them 3-and-a-half hours to extinguish the fire which guttered one truck and left another partially damaged.

Police say it appears an electrical fault sparked the blaze.