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Firefighters extinguish house fire in Wagga Wagga
Firefighters have extinguished house fire in Wagga Wagga overnight.
At approximately 11.45pm NSW Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a house fire on Poulton Street, Ashmont.
Upon arrival firefighters found a house well alight with reports of persons inside.
The fire was quickly knocked down and a search was carried out, the house was cleared and firefighting operations continued.
The fire is believed to have started from a heater which was picked up off the side of the road just days prior.
There were no injuries reported.