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CAN (BC): Causes of fire at former cannabis greenhouse still under investigation

The cause of a massive fire last fall at a former cannabis greenhouse in East Ladner still remains under investigation.

That’s according to the Delta fire department, which notes the cause of the blaze remains undetermined and that the file has also been handed over to the Delta police.

One problem is that security video footage was too badly damaged in the incident, a fire investigator told the Optimist this week. Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze at Canopy Growth’s former growing facility in the 10200-block of Hornby Drive at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 1.

Once firefighters arrived on scene, the call was changed from a first alarm to a second alarm, so seven apparatus were dispatched involving 30 firefighters.

A member of the fire department at the time noted the structure contained cardboard material and a diesel generator and that no chemicals or fertilizers were inside the burnt-out structure.

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