Batteries And Cars On Fire In Kooragang Wrecking Yard Blaze

BY OLIVIA DILLON

Firefighters have managed to contain a fire which broke out at a wrecking yard at Kooragang this morning. 

Crews responded to reports a large amount of smoke could be seen coming out of a building on Sandpiper Close just after 11:00am on Wednesday the 2nd of August, and arrived to find the structure on fire. 

It's understood they had to enter the building from the ground and found batteries and car parts alight inside. 

One man was reportedly treated by ambulance paramedics at the scene for smoke inhalation before being transport to hospital. 

Crews say there's been no contaminated runoff into the Hunter River. 

Home Destroyed By Fire at Cessnock

BY OLIVIA DILLON

Fire crews were called to a home at Cessnock this morning, following reports a house fire had broken-out.

Four trucks arrived on-scene just before 8:00am, to find a weatherboard and iron home on Allandale Road was well alight.

It took about 16 firefighters half an hour to contain the blaze, and it was fully extinguished by 9:00am. 

The house was destroyed by the blaze. 

It's believed no one was inside the home at the time.

Police are now investigating the cause of the fire.