CANNABIS PLANTS FOUND FOLLOWING RESTAURANT BLAZE IN YORK STREET, TWICKENHAM
Cannabis plans were found after eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters responded to a fire on York Street, Twickenham, it was revealed today.
The fire was located in a building consisting of a commercial space with flats above and the Locanda Luna Ristorante below.
A Metropolitan Police Spokesperson said: “Officers were called at 10:51am on Sunday, August 17 by the London Fire Brigade to a fire at a restaurant on York Street, Twickenham.
“Searching the scene for potential victims, London Fire Brigade officers discovered several cannabis plants in the same building.
“Enquiries continue and no arrests have been made. If you have any information that could help police please call 101 quoting CAD 2749/17Aug.”
Parts of the ground and first floors in the building have been damaged by the fire.
Two of the Brigade’s 32m ladders were sent to the scene to support firefighting operations. There are no reports of any injuries.
York Street was closed between Arragon Road and the junction with the A310 and A305 whilst crews remain on scene.
The Brigade received the first of six calls reporting the fire at 1041, and Control Officers have sent crews from Twickenham, Richmond, Heston and surrounding fire stations to the scene.
Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control by 1256.
The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental, starting in the buildings ducting.