Lawmakers find two indoor marijuana plants growing after building fire in Ohio

MIDDLEPORT, Ohio (WOWK) — The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office said sheriffs discovered two indoor marijuana growing operations in the building that started a fire.

Around 4 a.m. Friday, the Rutland Fire Department responded to a building fire on Happy Hollow Road in Middleport, according to MCSO.

Respondents allegedly found indoor marijuana growing within the building.

The MCSO says agents obtained the homeowner’s consent to search the building. Law enforcement found another marijuana growing at the residence, she says.

The sheriff’s office says the case has been turned over to the task force.