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House fire caused by former tenant after police bust grow-op
Thenownewspaper.com:
The Delta police drug section raided the house they were renting out, in the 11400-block of 95A Avenue, Wednesday. Police seized about 2,400 marijuana plants from the house, which had been rented just three months ago…
…Delta police say the accused man returned to the house on Sunday, despite the order, and finding the electricity cut tried to heat the place by lighting a small charcoal fire. Delta firefighters put out the fire and told the man to amscray…
Battalion Chief Bob Gillies of the Delta fire department said firefighters were called to the house for a second time, at about 7 a.m. Monday, after the accused returned and lit a larger fire, again with briquettes. This fire did severe damage, eating half the roof.
