DEVELOPING: Three blazes burning at EMERGENCY level have combined into a 'megafire' the size of Greater Sydney. NSWFires 9News
A man will face court after allegedly lighting a grass fire in the NSW Hunter Valley last night.
The 40-year old allegedly poured accelerant on a vacant block of land on Elizabeth Street in the Maitland suburb of Telarah, at 9.20pm, and lit it. The fire quickly spread towards nearby rail lines, before neighbours and a passing motorist managed to extinguish it.He was charged with intentionally cause fire and be reckless as to its spread.
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