A CANNABIS plantation caught fire at a house in Westcliff.
Firefighters were called to a blaze in a terraced house in Brightwell Avenue just before 9am on Saturday morning.
The ground floor of the house was ablaze.
Essex Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Martin Pullen said: "The origin of the fire was at the back of the property on the ground floor.
"Crews were confronted with a small cannabis plantation on fire.
"Firefighters contained the fire and stoped it spreading to the adjoining houses."
A joint investigation by the fire service and Essex Police has been launched.
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