07/08/2014
House Fire Leads To Cannabis Farm Discovery
A house fire has led to the discovery of a suspected cannabis factory in Wrexham.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service say that a fire broke out in the roof space of a house in Market Street, Rhosllanerchrugog, at about 06:00 on Wednesday morning. It then spread to other roof spaces in adjoining houses.
Firefighters worked until around 09:30 to extinguish the fire.
No one was injured in the fire.
A follow-up investigation found a number of cannabis plants in the roof space where the fire began. A joint police and fire investigation is now underway into the fire and the cannabis discovery.
Anyone with information about the cannabis plants is asked to call North Wales Police.
(MH/JP)
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service say that a fire broke out in the roof space of a house in Market Street, Rhosllanerchrugog, at about 06:00 on Wednesday morning. It then spread to other roof spaces in adjoining houses.
Firefighters worked until around 09:30 to extinguish the fire.
No one was injured in the fire.
A follow-up investigation found a number of cannabis plants in the roof space where the fire began. A joint police and fire investigation is now underway into the fire and the cannabis discovery.
Anyone with information about the cannabis plants is asked to call North Wales Police.
(MH/JP)
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