Fire rips through Walsall house being used to grow cannabis
A fire has ripped through a house which was being used to grow cannabis in Walsall.
Firefighters were called to the blaze on Delves Green Road at 4.25am on Wednesday.
The blaze damaged around half of the ground floor and the entire property was affected by smoke.
Residents in the area were left without power as the electricity supply to the house was isolated and the road was closed as a safety precaution during the incident.
A man and a woman had to be evacuated from a neighbouring house after it filled with smoke. Both were checked over by medics but did not need to go to hospital.
A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "A fire broke out in a Walsall house being used to grow cannabis.
"We were called to Delves Green Road at 4.25am on Wednesday 20 April. Firefighters from West Bromwich, Walsall and Wednesbury fire stations responded.
"Crews wore breathing apparatus and used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
"It damaged around half of the ground floor and the entire property was affected by smoke.
"A man and a woman evacuated a neighbouring house after it filled with smoke. They were checked over by the ambulance service but, fortunately, did not need to go to hospital.
"The road was closed as a safety precaution during our firefighting operations.
"Residents were without power while an electricity company worked to isolate the supply to the house where the fire broke out."
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service added: "We were called at 4:35am to reports of a house fire in Delves Green Road, Walsall.
"We sent one ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.
"We assessed two patients who were discharged at the scene."
