Shocked police called to investigate gas leak in two-storey semi are stunned to find massive cannabis factory hidden inside
- Police discovered a cannabis factory after forcing entry to a house leaking gas
- House on Somali Road, West Hampstead, London, was full of cannabis plants
- An ‘illegal electricity cable had caused an explosion that damaged a gas pipe’
Police discovered a cannabis factory at a house in a wealthy London suburb after emergency workers raced to deal with a gas leak.
Residents in Somali Road in West Hampstead, London, woke to a strong smell of gas coming from a two storey semi-detached house and when police tried to force entry they found the occupants had fled, leaving the front door bolted from the inside.
Police sources revealed that once they gained access, they discovered every room crammed with cannabis plants being cultivated under powerful ultra-violet heating lamps.
‘An illegal electricity cable had been wired into the house from the mains and so much power was being used there was an explosion in a junction box which damaged a gas pipe,’ a source told MailOnline.
‘This could have caused a huge explosion. The consequences don’t bear thinking about.’
As emergency workers cut off the gas and electricity supply, Met police squad cars…
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Shocked police called to investigate gas leak in two-storey semi are stunned to find massive cannabis factory hidden inside
- Police discovered a cannabis factory after forcing entry to a house leaking gas
- House on Somali Road, West Hampstead, London, was full of cannabis plants
- An ‘illegal electricity cable had caused an explosion that damaged a gas pipe’
Police discovered a cannabis factory at a house in a wealthy London suburb after emergency workers raced to deal with a gas leak.
Residents in Somali Road in West Hampstead, London, woke to a strong smell of gas coming from a two storey semi-detached house and when police tried to force entry they found the occupants had fled, leaving the front door bolted from the inside.
Police sources revealed that once they gained access, they discovered every room crammed with cannabis plants being cultivated under powerful ultra-violet heating lamps.
‘An illegal electricity cable had been wired into the house from the mains and so much power was being used there was an explosion in a junction box which damaged a gas pipe,’ a source told MailOnline.
‘This could have caused a huge explosion. The consequences don’t bear thinking about.’
As emergency workers cut off the gas and electricity supply, Met police squad cars…