Well, it turns out that there’s more to this house fire than just flames. Upon investigation, the firefighters found a large number of cannabis plants growing in a ‘factory’ upstairs. It seems one of the lamps used to grow the weed caught fire and started the blaze. The police are now on guard and the full investigation gets underway tomorrow.

Interestingly it appears the occupants were there at the time the fire started as there was food still cooking in the kitchen and the back door was found wide open. They must have realised the fire was out-of-control and legged it.

The smell of the burnt plants is still pretty heavy down the street right now, and I heard someone comment that it was the happiest fire crew they’d ever seen…