Cannabis farm worth £673,000 discovered after fire rips through Ayr warehouse

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of up to £673,000 have been discovered following a fire in Ayr.

Officers were called to York Street around 7.35am on Tuesday, July 2.

The fire was extinguished and there were no reports of injuries.

However, a large-scale cannabis cultivation was discovered within the building and officers are appealing for information.

Constable Phoebe Pritchard, Ayrshire Proactive Crime Team, Ayr Police Office, said: “Thankfully no one was injured during this incident but we need more information to establish the full circumstances of what happened.

“This is a significant cannabis cultivation within a busy area of Ayr and I’m appealing to the public for information. Do you live or work in the area and have seen activity at the premises? Do you have CCTV or dashcam footage of the area which may be of significance?

“I’d ask anyone with information to please report it to us via 101 quoting reference 0514 of 2 July. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

Ayrshire Live previously told how several fire crews were summoned to battle the blaze, which took place in a derelict warehouse.

In total, seven appliances were sent to tackle the fire by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 7.13am on Tuesday, July 2 to reports of a fire at a derelict warehouse on York Street, Ayr.

“Operations Control mobilised six appliances and a specialist height appliance to the scene.

“No injuries have been reported.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 07:31 to attend an incident on York Street, Ayr.

“Two ambulances, a paramedic response unit and three special operations response teams (SORT) were dispatched to the scene and no patients were transported to hospital.”

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