UPDATE! Candle Sparks House Fire At Mount Hutton

BY IAN CROUCH

Firefighters have been recalled to a Housing Commission home at Mount Hutton which has been severely damaged in an overnight fire.

Crews arrived just before 4.00am on Friday to find the Willow Road home well alight.

They took about an hour to douse the flames but were called back at 5.40am after the fire re-ignited in the rear quarter of the house.

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Crews are battling a house fire at Mount Hutton.

Firefighters from Tingira Heights and Charlestown were called to Willow Road at 3.50am on Friday to find the weatherboard home fully involved in fire.

Newcastle Fire Command says all occupants have been accounted for and no-one's been injured.

It's believed a candle burning in a bedroom caused the fire.

UPDATE! Police Investigating Reports Of Shots Fired At Mount Hutton

BY IAN CROUCH

Several roads around Mount Hutton have been closed as Police investigate reports of shots being fired.

Members of the public alerted Police at about 1.30am on Monday when they heard gunshots.

Police say a white Holden Commodore was heading south on Wilsons Road when it stopped at the intersection of Assisi Circuit.

Four men in the car spoke to two men in another vehicle before a shot was fired into the rear of the Commodore.

The two men in the other vehicle then fled. 

Lake Macquarie Police have confirmed no-one's been injured, but the area has been cordoned off as investigations continue.

Detectives are urging anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage from the Mount Hutton area between 1.00am and 3.00am on Monday to contact Belmont Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.