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500 cannabis plants found after fire above shop

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Emergency services were called to the fire on Spring Bank on Saturday morning

About 500 suspected cannabis plants have been discovered following a fire in Hull.

Emergency services were called to the blaze above a shop on Spring Bank at about 08:00 GMT on Saturday.

Humberside Police said the plants were found on two floors in the residential area of the building after the fire had been put out.

The force said inquiries were continuing "to identify those involved".

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