An arson attack at a former cannabis farm is being investigated after fire crews battled the blaze
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Leeds in the early hours of Wednesday morning after an arson attack.
The fire took place at an unoccupied property in Cowper Mount, Harehills and police say the incident is being investigated as arson. Enquiries are ongoing and crime scene investigators were at the home during Wednesday daytime. on Wednesday morning. A cannabis farm had been set up in the property previously but was cleared in February.Police say there was no evidence of the property being used for growing cannabis at the time leading up to the fire.
In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: "At 3.31am today, police were contacted by the fire service who were attending a fire at an unoccupied address in Cowper Mount, Harehills."A cannabis growing set-up had previously been cleared from the property in February, but there was no evidence of the property being used for this purpose in the time leading up to the fire."
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