A house north of Newcastle has erupted into a fireball sparking fears for neighbouring properties.
The cause of the explosion at the Raymond Terrace home is unknown – but thankfully no one was inside the Kinross Street house at the time.
It took 16 firefighters just ten minutes to get the blaze under control at around 2 this afternoon.
The scene is being treated as a hazardous material incident with the house reportedly containing large amounts of asbestos.
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