Crime & Safety
Firefighters Find Possible Pot-Growing Operation at Strip Mall
The discovery is made after LAFD personnel respond to a blaze on the 7300 block of North Fulton Avenue.
By City News Service
Firefighters notified police Monday after putting out a fire in what appeared to be a pot-growing operation in a North Hollywood strip mall. (Editor's note: This story originally reported the location as being in Van Nuys.)
The fire was reported at 8:50 a.m. in the 7300 block of North Fulton Avenue, and was extinguished in about 20 minutes, said Katherine Main of the Los Angeles Fire Department. No injuries were reported.
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Firefighters notified police that a possible marijuana-growing operation was found at the site, Main said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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