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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Betina Hughes

Police not treating Woodberry house fire as suspicious

NSW Police are still investigating a Woodberry house fire on Sunday morning which destroyed one home and caused damage to neighbouring properties.

At about 2am, NSW Fire and Rescue crews were called to a house fire on Kookaburra Parade.

When the first crew arrived, they found one house fully alight and the neighbouring homes under threat.

Seven fire trucks from six stations responded, carrying 30 firefighters.

The firefighters' priority was to extinguish the neighbouring houses while attacking the main house with hose lines.

One person was evacuated from the main home, as were five neighbours.

NSW Fire and Rescue said crews the fire under control at 3.18am, about an hour after they arrived on the scene.

The fire severely damaged one home and caused minor damage to neighouring properties.

Paramedics treated two people for injuries, including one 50-year-old woman for smoke inhalation.

Police believe the blaze started in the lounge room.

They are not treating the fire as suspicious.

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