London man is charged with arson by negligence and drug production in weekend house fire
A man faces drug and arson charges following a fire at an east London house that injured one person.Emergency crews were called to a fire at a home at the intersection of Strand and Oxford streets on Sunday, just before 6 p.m.
A man was taken to hospital with minor burns and later released, police said. Damage was estimated at $60,000.
Following the long-weekend blaze, the police guns and drugs squad raided the home, seizing 250 grams of marijuana shake (the remnants of a pot plant), one gram of cannabis resin and 24 butane canisters.
A London man, 51, is charged with multiple offences including arson by negligence and drug production.
Butane, a highly flammable gas, is used to create shatter, a potent marijuana extract.
Several house fires in the London region have been linked to the manufacturing of shatter in recent years.
London man is charged with arson by negligence and drug production in weekend house fire
A man faces drug and arson charges following a fire at an east London house that injured one person.Emergency crews were called to a fire at a home at the intersection of Strand and Oxford streets on Sunday, just before 6 p.m.
A man was taken to hospital with minor burns and later released, police said. Damage was estimated at $60,000.
Following the long-weekend blaze, the police guns and drugs squad raided the home, seizing 250 grams of marijuana shake (the remnants of a pot plant), one gram of cannabis resin and 24 butane canisters.
A London man, 51, is charged with multiple offences including arson by negligence and drug production.
Butane, a highly flammable gas, is used to create shatter, a potent marijuana extract.
Several house fires in the London region have been linked to the manufacturing of shatter in recent years.