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Fire at ex-school used as cannabis farm reignites

BBC A close-up of the abandoned school building with huge orange flames and smoke billowing from the roofBBC
Last week's fire destroyed the former school turned cannabis farm as the flames collapsed the roof

A fire which tore through an abandoned school building, previously used as a cannabis farm, has reignited a week later.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to Penwalle Road in Llandysul, Ceredigion, at about 20:53 BST on Thursday.

Crews from Llandysul and Newcastle Emlyn tackled the small blaze, which was caused by smouldering embers from a destructive fire which caused the roof to collapse on 17 July.

Firefighters used a hose reel jet to dampen it down, before leaving the scene at 21:50 BST.

A number of houses with hilld and the school building in the background. There is a lot if smoke coming from the building and fire vehicles parked at it
The original blaze broke out at the abandoned building on the morning of 17 July

Two men pleaded guilty on 9 July to drugs charges after cannabis plants worth up to £2m were found growing in the former school.

Police found about 1,500 cannabis plants in various stages of growth across two floors on 4 July.