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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Firefighter accused of lighting Hunter blazes granted bail

A teenage Rural Fire Service volunteer accused of lighting several bushfires in the Hunter - before allegedly helping fight some of them - has been granted bail.

Jack Hardridge, 18, allegedly deliberately lit fires in grassland at Weston, Pelaw Main, Bellbird, Greta, Aberglasslyn, Melville, and Cessnock in July and August this year.

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