Woman charged over spate of deliberately-lit fires overnight in Newcastle

A woman will face court accused of lighting numerous fires on purpose in Newcastle on Wednesday night.

Police were called to several parts of Wallsend between 6.40pm and 9.30pm on November 11 after reports fires had been deliberately lit.

The first was allegedly sparked under a car parked on Robert Street.

A second fire was allegedly set in a pile of items on Nelson Street a short time later.

Police said a third fire was allegedly set about 9pm at the rear of several parked cars in a public car park on Cowper Street.

Three cars were damaged in that blaze, while a second fire was allegedly lit near a fourth car at the same location.

A separate fire was allegedly ignited on a timber pallet at Tyrrell Street a short time later, while about 9.30pm a fire was allegedly lit in a commercial skip bin in Robert Street.

Firefighters and police responded to the fires, with all of them extinguished.

Police arrested a 27-year-old woman on Kemp Street about 11.20pm following their inquiries.

She was taken to Newcastle police station, where she was charged with six counts oif damage property by fire or explosion.

The woman was refused bail to face court on Thursday, November 12.