More than 500 cannabis plants found above Spring Bank shop after Hull fire
A fire above a shop on Spring Bank in Hull on the morning of Saturday 7 November 2026 led emergency services to more than 500 suspected cannabis plants on two floors of the upper residential area. Humberside Police kept a scene guard at the building and said officers were still trying to identify those involved.
🇬🇧 Spring Bank near the junction with Peel Street, Hull, East Yorkshire · United Kingdom
Officers were alerted at around 8am on Saturday 7 November 2026 to reports of a
fire in a building above a shop on Spring Bank in Hull, near the junction with
Peel Street.[1]After the fire was put out, two floors in the upper
residential area of the building were found to contain more than 500 suspected
cannabis plants, which the BBC put at about 500.[1]Humberside Police said a
scene guard remained at the property and that officers were continuing their
enquiries to identify those involved, asking anyone with information to call 101
quoting reference 26/157260.[1]No arrests were reported in either account.[1]
The road was closed in both directions for an hour and a half while firefighters
tackled the blaze close to Spring Bank’s junction with Peel Street.[1]Humberside Fire and Rescue advised motorists on Saturday to avoid the area,
which it described as very busy, while it dealt with the incident.[1]The BBC
reported that emergency services were called to the fire above a shop on Spring
Bank at about 08:00 GMT on Saturday.[2]
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The aftermath of a fire at Spring Bank, Hull, on the Saturday the plants were found: a fire engine parked outside the row of shops with fire service tape across the pavement. Photo: Bob CarterPhoto details
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Source: Hull LiveEmergency services were called to the fire on Spring Bank on Saturday morning: a fire engine outside the shops, with red and white fire service tape in the foreground. Photo: BBC NewsPhoto details
The number is given as more than 500 plants by Hull Live and as about 500 by the BBC; the report records 500 as the lower stated count and keeps the higher wording in the text.
No weight, area or street value of the plants was published.
The plants were described as suspected cannabis; no laboratory confirmation was reported.
No arrests, charges, suspect details or court outcome were reported; the police said inquiries were continuing to identify those involved.
The accounts give no cause of the fire and no confirmation that the cultivation caused it.
Humberside Police's own statement could not be opened, so both accounts rely on the force spokesperson's wording as published by the outlets.
Hampshire police seized cannabis, a mobile phone and almost £400 in cash from the passenger of a vehicle in Southampton during a stop for suspected drug-related activity, part of Operation Enduro. No weight was given for the cannabis and no arrests were reported.
Gwent Police Special officers seized a quantity of cannabis during a stop search in Newport city centre. The search was carried out under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act during proactive patrols.
Police patrolling Reading on Halloween night found a cannabis grinder, fireworks and a pair of AirPods left at Rabsons Recreation Ground by a group that ran off when officers arrived. No one was detained over the grinder, and police appealed for the AirPods' owner.
South Yorkshire Police responded to a house fire on St Vincent Road in Wheatley, Doncaster, on 25 April 2026, saying they believed it followed cannabis cultivation. Officers seized an aggressive dog found loose at the property and said it remained in police kennels while their investigation continued.
