More than 500 suspected cannabis plants were found in a building on Spring Bank in Hull after a fire broke out there on Saturday 7 November 2026, as first reported by Hull Live. Humberside Police said officers are continuing their enquiries to identify those involved.

The fire was in a property above a shop on the busy road, close to its junction with Peel Street. Humberside Fire and Rescue said on Saturday that it was dealing with an incident and advised motorists to avoid the area, which it described as “very busy”. Traffic was stopped in both directions for around an hour and a half while firefighters tackled the blaze.

What police said

A Humberside Police spokesperson said officers were alerted to reports of a fire above a shop on Spring Bank at around 8am on Saturday.

“Emergency services attended the scene and following the fire being extinguished it was reported that two floors in the upper residential area of the building contained a more than 500 suspected cannabis plants,” the spokesperson said.

The force said a scene guard remains in place at the property. No arrests or charges have been reported in the information available so far.

Appeal for information

Anyone with information has been asked to call Humberside Police on 101, quoting reference 26*157260.

Cannabis is a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Large-scale cultivation in residential or commercial buildings is a recurring concern for UK police forces, and fires are one of the risks associated with illegal grows, because of the electrical equipment often used.

The police statement does not say what caused the fire, and the plants described by the force are suspected rather than confirmed to be cannabis.