Police ask people to avoid area as emergency services attend flat fire
Officers were called to Hunter Street, Northampton in the early hours
Emergency services have been at the scene of a flat fire in Northampton, with road closures in place and people asked to avoid the area.
Northamptonshire Police was first called to a property in Hunter Street by Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service colleagues shortly after 1.25am (Thursday, August 22), after they attended a fire in a flat and found indications of a cannabis grow.
The property is on Hunter Street, at the junction with Gray Street, with road closures in place on both roads to allow emergency services to operate safely. People are asked to avoid the area and find alternate routes.
As a result of the incident, National Grid has confirmed that up to 73 nearby properties are without power, with repairs taking place.