The Pine Street residence “was wired with grow lights, had an irrigation system and had several pallets of fertilizer,” Mordaga said, adding that two people were taken into custody.
“It was a major operation,” the director said.
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The flash fire was quickly extinguished around 5:30 p.m.
An investigation was continuing.
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