Fire destroys roof of Leeds house due to cannabis being grown inside

Police have found a cannabis farm inside a suburban house which caught fire last night.

By The Newsroom

Published 12th Oct 2018, 15:34 BST

Updated 12th Oct 2018, 15:38 BST

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The roof of the semi-detached property on Lime Tree Crescent in Kippax was destroyed in the blaze.

Large cannabis farm discovered in MoortownNobody was inside the house when emergency services arrived.

West Yorkshire Police said:-

"We were called by the fire service at 12:27am to a report of the roof of a house on fire in Lime Tree Crescent, Kippax, due to a cannabis-growing set-up. No-one was in the property at the time amd it has been made safe for scene examination. Enquiries are ongoing into the production of cannabis."