A puppy was rescued by firefighters this morning (February 19) during a blaze which tore through a suspected cannabis factory in Harlesden.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called to Nightingale Road at 6.12am where the property was alight.

The blaze tore through the ground floor, but LFB said all people in the property have now been accounted for and had left the home before they arrived.

But firefighters did rescue a puppy, now nicknamed 'Smokey' which was trapped inside the house while it was alight.

The puppy was in the property when it was alight. (Twitter: @MPSBrent).

Metropolitan police were also called at 6.27am, and added they have so far made no arrests but believe the property was a suspected cannabis factory.

The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by both police and LFB.

Simon Tuhill, the Brigade’s Borough Commander for Brent, said: “Thankfully Smokey the puppy was not seriously injured in this fire after a neighbour raised the alarm.

“It appears the fire had been going for some time before the alarm was raised and crews faced very difficult conditions when they forced entry into the property.

"Cannabis factory fires can be very severe because of the way criminals use unsafe wiring to illegally obtain electricity in order to grow the plants.

“Fires at cannabis factories are also extremely dangerous to crews because of bad wiring and booby traps at some of the properties. Despite being faced with dangerous and difficult conditions, crews did exceptionally well in bringing the fire under control.

“In this instance, there were also no smoke alarms in the property. Smoke alarms provide a vital early warning and buy you extra time to escape if there is a fire. Not only can they alert people in the property, but they can also help to alert neighbours.

“Everyone should have at least one smoke alarm on every level of your home and the safest option is have those linked together. This will give the earliest warning if there is a fire in your home.”

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