Super sad story for sure, damn shame it may be used to gut home grows for rec (not that this affects any of us).. When I first saw the story of this fire I found it lacking in information of any evidence they actual have to come to the conclusion that the grow caused it, "The Surrey Fire Service says the cause of the fire has been tentatively linked to electrical equipment for a licensed medical marijuana grow operation" is worded in a way that makes it sound like the equipment caused the fire but them using "tentatively" allows them to say they weren't lying if it turns out that they were full of shit once the investigation is over.
I wondered a few things if it was in fact the grow that caused the fire and they were things such as:
1. Were they using a flip box on a ballast that said not to ?
2. Was the electrical done themselves (scarily common), by a skilled sparky, or by an unskilled sparky ?
3. Did they regularly check their equipment to make sure it was running properly and that it was safe ? by safe I mean things that should be dry staying dry, making sure things that are mechanical in nature are all fully functioning and not on the fritz at all, making sure bulbs are properly functioning and not in a state that could lead to it exploding.
4. Were they just careless growers ?
Even more reason for those who grow to have proper fire suppression systems. Even if you're just a tent or two in a spare bedroom you can get one of these...
Been trying to find these local for some time but they are apparently difficult to get and sell out extremely fast because growers tend to be pretty cautious people.
