Police make shock discovery after Scunthorpe house fire that led to street being evacuated Police made a shock discovery in the smouldering remains of a home following an incident which forced authorities to evacuate an entire street at 3am.
Humberside Police said officers were called to a home on Teale Street, in Scunthorpe at 3.35am on Monday following reports that a fire had broken out at the property.
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: "Officers are in attendance on Teale Street in Scunthorpe after we were called to reports of a property on fire at 3.35am [on Monday morning].
In a statement issued following the fire on Tuesday, Humberside Police explained that officers found the remains of a cannabis farm that had caught alight in the home.
Humberside Fire and Rescue were eventually able to douse the flames, and police made a significant discovery while combing through the building's burned-out wreckage.
