Neighbours House on Fire... Police found something!
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
September 26, 2007 3:45am CST
Big excitement here today. I was on my way home from the vet, & turned into our street. I freaked, as I could see the firebrigade outside our house, & a lot of people standing on my front lawn. It was the neighbours opposite. The Police were there too. They approached me when I pulled over ( I couldn't get in the driveway), wanting to know if I was the owner.
The house has $150,000 to $200,000 damage done to it by the fire.
Whats more, the Police found something.... yep, a hyrophonics crop. It caused the fire. The Police were most concerned that the owner wouldn't turn up, & got me to ring my husband ( he's a Police officer).
Anyway, the owner did eventually turn up. The CIB are there with him.
There is no way his insurance is going to cover this. Hmmm....
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16 responses
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
26 Sep 07
You sure had a lot of excitement on your street. I would have fallen over to discover I was living near the "special" plants. When I was growing up one plant started growing in our plant nursery and when I came home from school told my mother had just seen that plant at school. We still don't know where the plant came from and couldn't believe how fast the plant grew, as it grew faster than the weeds.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Sep 07
Thats weird, how it came to grow in your nursery.
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@quickinstinct (432)
• United States
26 Sep 07
Did the neighborhood report feeling an overwhelming sense of the munchies from all the fumes? :)
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Sep 07
Shaking my head over that one! Funny though. : )
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 Sep 07
HAHAHAHA! Thanks I loved this comment as well.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
26 Sep 07
That was quite eventful. I bet your heart dropped when you turned onto your street. That was quite a big fire and the owner is going to end up costing the owner alot including trouble with the law! Glad your house was ok.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Sep 07
My heart certainly did stop when I turned in the street, with a fire engine out the front & all these people on my front lawn.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
26 Sep 07
Yes, they do not learn that these hyrophonic crops often cause fires.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Sep 07
Terrible that the house went up in flames. Illegal activities that caused the fire? Well, sorry that he won't be collecting on that one.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Sep 07
Yes, it was illegal activities that caused the fire, & no, he wont be collecting. He has now lost a $200,000 part of his house.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 Sep 07
Well this may be good for the owner as he could have been there when the fire broke out. What is the CIB anyhow? Criminal Investigative Board? You're correct the insurance will not cover it if there's proof that this was the cause of the damage. Any illiegal activity will negate any contract along these lines. Glad noone was hurt anyhow.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
27 Sep 07
CIB are ther Dectectives. They stayed there a long time & talked to the owner when he eventually turned up.
I am quite certain he wont get insurance. There's no around at his house this morning.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
26 Sep 07
I don't understand why a hypdoponics crop would cause a fire. My son did one for a school science fail and we used no electricity for it at all.
If it was in the basement of something, it was the grow-lights..which has nothing to do with hydroponics.
I am sure the owner was not happy!
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Sep 07
Not having seen a biggish hydrophonics crop before, I can't say exactly how they are set up. I do know that my neigbour had his in a bedroom. I also know it is common for illegal hydrophonics crops here to be caught out, because of a fire. My hubby ( a Police officer), said they do illegal (& unsafe) electrical wiring).
@marymarj2002 (1769)
• Philippines
27 Sep 07
I am so sorry for the owner of that house. That seems to be a nice house. I think he needs to be careful next time with his things especially that he is doing things illegally.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Sep 07
Not many people here are sorry for him. It was his fault for doing something illegal in his house.
@tdbrower1969 (1242)
• United States
27 Sep 07
Oh my gosh! I bet you were scared when you turned and saw they were on your lawn! I bet the owner of the house is wishing that he hadn't been growing that crop, now. I certainly would not want to be in his shoes!
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Sep 07
Yes, I freaked out when I turned the corner & saw it all on my lawn.
@ssf12ster (488)
• India
27 Sep 07
sorry ur on fire here mentioning about fire there. dont get so excited over this its just he is having a bad time out there with that damn crop. what a fell he is.first see the damage and then tell me wha is actually worth - the loss i mean!
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@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
27 Sep 07
Good thing it didn't bring your house done. Fire is really devastating most of the time. You rather experience robbery 10 times than have your house totally eaten by fire. And good thing no one gets hurt. Insurance? Well, it is along process.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Sep 07
I am sure he will not get insurance. They will not pay out for a fire that was caused by illegal activities.
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@prettygirl_80650 (306)
• United States
27 Sep 07
wow it sucks to be the owner but im sure he wont have to worry about where hes going to live because im sure they have a nice jail cell with his name on it
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