Firefighter discovers secret underground cannabis farm in Aigburth during smoke call out

A firefighter discovered a secret underground cannabis farm while investigating the source of a billow of smoke.

Fire crews rushed to a flat in Alexandra Drive, Aigburth, after the smoke alarms sounded.

As they searched for a blaze, one officer found a trapdoor leading to a basement full of cannabis plants.

Faulty wiring in the underground factory had caused the wooden floor to set on fire.

Firefighter Tony Harland, from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, said: The original entrance to the basement in the building appeared to be blocked and impassable due to a collection of items.

But a flooring area in a bedroom of the property did not look quite right.

Cannabis farms and locations where cannabis is grown are simply dangerous and firefighters have attended fires involving these farms where people have had to be rescued.

Police are now trying to trace the tenants of the flat, owned by housing association Your Housing Group.

A Merseyside Police spokesman said: We are working closely with Your Housing Group to identify the registered tenants and Your Housing Group will be taking eviction against those individuals for this reckless criminal act.

Cannabis grows best in heated environments and dealers often use dangerous electrical equipment to create the ideal conditions for the class B drug.

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Firefighter discovers secret underground cannabis farm in Aigburth during smoke call out