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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Jessica Brown

Multiple fires erupt around Cameron Park sports complex

Crews at the scene of one of the fires at Cameron Park. Picture by Holmesville NSW Fire and Rescue

POLICE are investigating after multiple small bushfires ignited near the Pasterfield Sports Complex.

Emergency services received multiple calls on Sunday night, March 10, to fires around the playground and sportsground at Cameron Park.

NSW Fire and Rescue crews from Holmesville and Teralba extinguished the first grass fire just after 8.20pm, but were then called across to Billabong Drive at 8.50pm where a second fire had started.

"On arrival we identified multiple ignition locations and quickly got to work extinguishing," a statement from Holmesville team stated.

Fire fighters managed to stop the spread and handed over the site to police who are now investigating whether the blazes were deliberately lit.

Crews at the scene of a second fire at Cameron Park. Picture by Holmesville NSW Fire and Rescue

This is the second fire overnight under police investigation.

Emergency crews were also called to a house fire on Ellesmere Street Booragul. The fire occurred in a vacant building. No further details have ben released at this time, but police said the investigation was only in its early stages.

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