Fire rips through house in Bolton - police discover huge cannabis farm inside as flames put out
As many as 100 cannabis plants were found inside
11:38, 31 DEC 2020
The fire damage left the property boarded up (Image: ABNM Photography)
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Cannabis A SUSPECTED cannabis farm was found in Bolton after firefighters were called to a house to put out an electrical fire. Three fire engines were sent to a mid-terraced house on Tonge Moor Road to a blaze involving the electrical supply of the property. Crews extinguished the blaze before evacuating neighbouring homes to check if their gas had been affected. No-one has been hurt following the incident, which emergency services were called to at around 11.35pm on Monday. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were sent to the scene to investigate and a suspected cannabis farm with 100 plants were discovered. No arrests have been made.
THE planned merger of Bolton’s North and Central fire stations remains “paused” as the fire service is subject to a public sector pay freeze. Authorities had intended to combine the two fire stations to create just one facility, but these plans were put on hold following the Cube fire. Fire Brigade Union secretary for Greater Manchester Steve Wiswell said: “The situation that the fire service has been in has been absolutely woeful. “It used to be a service that we could take pride in now it’s been absolutely decimated. “We used to have up to 15 fire fighters based at each station, now there’s usually four on duty.
Large emergency response after two-vehicle smash leaves major road closed and one person in hospital
One person has been taken to hospital
20:11, 16 DEC 2020
The crash happened near Bolton College (Image: ABNM Photography)
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