‘Huge threat’ to safety after cannabis factory sparks UK house fire

Pictures posted on the station's Twitter account showed a jumble of wires rigged up to a fuse box inside the three-bedroom home.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017 - 11:53

A makeshift cannabis "factory" was discovered by firefighters after white smoke was spotted billowing from the roof of a semi-detached house.

West Midlands Police said overloaded wiring at the property in Hamstead Hall Avenue in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, posed a "huge threat" to public safety and had endangered the lives of neighbours.

Shout. Fire, Hamstead Hall Avenue. Another cannabis factory goes up in smoke to the shock of neighbours. Overloaded electrics the cause. pic.twitter.com/NU8qsla7tK
— Handsworth Fire Station (@WMFSHandsworth) March 12, 2017

Crews from Handsworth community fire station attended the blaze at about 6.50am on Sunday.

Pictures posted on the station's Twitter account showed a jumble of wires rigged up to a fuse box inside the three-bedroom home.

In a comment on the same Twitter page, the West Midlands Police Cannabis Disposal Team said: "Huge threat to public safety. Neighbours at risk of damage or death!"