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  • FRNSW extinguishes stolen truck fire in Mount Hutton swiftly overnight.
  • Tanker and Pumper from Tingira Heights respond to truck blaze in 30 minutes.
  • NSW Police investigates stolen, burnt truck; no injuries reported.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a stolen truck, set on fire, at Mount Hutton, a suburb of Lake Macquarie. A Tanker and Pumper from the Tingira Heights Fire Station rushed to Warners Bay Road at 9.30 last night and found the small, tray-top truck well alight.

Firefighters doused the blaze and declared the scene safe within half an hour. Inquiries revealed the vehicle had been stolen, dumped, and set alight. No one was injured in the incident. NSW Police are now investigating.

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