Tamburlaine winery

2023 - 3 - 24

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Fire destroys Hunter Valley's Tamburlaine Organic Wines function ... (ABC News)

It took 50 firefighters to contain a blaze that destroyed Tamburlaine Organic Wines' function centre after a storm swept through the NSW Hunter Valley ...

"There's a wedding this weekend ... "It's a great building designed by my brother-in-law and we love the facility, it had so much going for it," he said. "We are aware of the storm and are looking into it," he said. "It was away from the main winery building and warehousing office and the cellar door," he said. Mr Davidson said it was possible a lightning strike from a severe storm that swept across the region could have triggered the fire. Mr Davidson said it was also terrible news for his customers, including couples who were hoping to get married at the winery in the coming days and weeks.

Popular wedding venue at NSW winery destroyed in major fire (9News)

Crews from the state's Rural Fire Service took about four-and-a-half hours to bring the fire at Tamburlaine...

The blaze is believed to have begun in the kitchen before it spread to other buildings. Investigations will investigate the cause of the fire once authorities are able to get inside the wreckage, but it has been suggested a lightning storm may have caused an electrical fault inside the building. More than 50 fire crews rushed to tackle the blaze at the venue at McDonalds Road in Pokolbin, taking about four-and-a-half hours to bring it under control.

Massive fire rips through popular winery (NEWS.com.au)

A mammoth blaze has torn through a popular winery in NSW's Hunter Valley with 20 trucks needed to control the flames. less than 2 min read.

The fire started just after 9:30pm last night with more the 50 firefighters from— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) NSW RFS Inspector Ben Shepherd said the full extent of the damage was still becoming clear. A mammoth fire has torn through a popular winery in NSW’s Hunter Valley.

'It was a bonfire': More than 50 firefighters needed to combat Hunter ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The main function venue at a Hunter region winery was engulfed by flames on Thursday night, taking more than 50 firefighters about 4½ hours to put it out.

[Olivia Ireland](/by/olivia-ireland-p536pn)is a breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via “This is wedding season, so we were more concerned about that and making sure that we contain the damage to just one building,” he said. “Fortunately, some passer-by was able to alert the fire brigade and they were here before we could ring them; they were fantastic,” he said. “When we first came out, it was really not a building it was a bonfire,” he said. “It took crews until after 2am and required more than 50 firefighters to put out the flames,” Shepherd said. “When crews arrived, one of the main structures was already alight,” he said.

Devastated owners count the cost of Tamburlaine winery blaze (Newcastle Weekly)

The devastated owners of Tamburlaine Organic Wines are counting the cost of a blaze, which tore through their Pokolbin premises overnight.

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50 firefighters fight massive blaze at Tamburlaine Organic Wines ... (Newcastle Herald)

Fire crews are mopping up this morning after a massive blaze engulfed the popular Tamburlaine Organic Winery at...

He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. "I can't see it happening within 12 months. Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. "There's a likelihood there's going to be a short somewhere around the place; it depends on what that short is in close proximity to as to whether it becomes what we have got here."

50 firefighters fight massive blaze at Tamburlaine Organic Wines ... (The Land Newspaper)