Crews fighting Tacoma fire find marijuana grow

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The Tacoma Fire Department says a late night fire in a two-story commercial building appears to have burned the location of a marijuana grow operation.

The News Tribune ( http://is.gd/yg8TBr) reports no one appears to have been in the building at the time of the fire. Fire crews were called to the scene around 10:22 p.m. and the fire was mostly out within the hour.

The cause has not yet been determined.

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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com


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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    In Other News................
    Firefighters were seen raiding the local quickie mart of Ding Dongs, Twinkies, donuts, Doritos and cookies en masse, after battling last nights blaze at a local marijuana grow operation.

    Spokesman for the Tacoma fire department says second hand smoke is to blame.

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