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More than 50 firefighters and 14 trucks attend blaze at Gateshead, Newcastle

Jessica Brown
Xavier Mardling
Updated October 26 2020 - 11:11am, first published October 25 2020 - 9:00pm
Firefighters responded to the incident on Oakdale Road just after 7.30pm. Pictures: Facebook

More than 50 firefighters and 14 trucks battled a blaze at a car dealership in Gateshead on Sunday night.

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Jessica Brown

Jessica Brown

Digital Editor

Jessica began her journalism career in 2009 as a cadet at The Port Stephens Examiner before moving to London for a two-year stint working in magazines and digital publishing. The Lake Macquarie local returned to Australia where she took up a reporting role at The Maitland Mercury. She worked across several rounds including local council, police and property before moving into digital journalism and joining the team at The Newcastle Herald in 2017.

Xavier Mardling

Xavier Mardling

Border Mail Editor

Xavier started at The Border Mail in Albury-Wodonga in 2001, covering sport and general news before moving to the subs' desk. He was editor of his hometown masthead from 2016 to 2020 before swapping the Murray for Merewether. He returned to The Border Mail as editor in 2023.

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