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Illegal Marijuana Grow House Fire in Desert Hot Springs

Illegal Marijuana Grow House Fire in Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs, CA –A Desert Hot Springs house fire that broke out revealed an illegal marijuana grow on the property, with more than 700 plants valued at an estimated $1 million uncovered by police.

The non-injury blaze was reported about 5:45 a.m. at a home in the 65300 block of Osprey Lane, said Detective Christopher Tooth.

Investigators determined that “faulty electrical wiring” connected to the grow sparked the blaze, he said. After obtaining a search warrant, officers seized the plants, which were “in various stages of growth,” Tooth said.

he home’s occupants fled the scene before police arrived, he said.

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