Police called to Leeds house fire caused by cannabis being grown inside
A fire broke out in a property this morning that had been caused by cannabis-growing equipment overloading the electricity supply.
Cannabis being grown on an industrial scale by criminal gangs in LeedsNobody was injured and the fire service were able to prevent the blaze spreading to nearby properties.
The occupant of the house was arrested.
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Hide AdThe Leeds West policing team also made an arrest after a cannabis farm was discovered in the outbuilding of a house on the Hawksworth estate.
They searched the property on Hawkswood Crescent under the Misuse of Drugs Act and found the plants in a brick shed in the garden.