Cannabis factory found after fire in Norwich pub

Cannabis factory found after fire in Norwich pub

October 8, 2025 Published by


Robby West

BBC News, Norfolk

Reporting fromMagdalen street
Jayden Stracey An aerial photograph above the Cat and Fiddle pub where a fire has taken place. A hose is being used to put out the fire and smoke is coming from the roof of the building. Jayden Stracey

Witnesses said the fire was in a flat above the old pub

Officers investigating a fire at a former city pub uncovered a cannabis factory, police said.

Roads were closed after a blaze started at the Cat and Fiddle on Magdalen Street in Norwich at about 14:50 BST on Thursday.

“Crime scene investigators and fire investigators found 40 cannabis plants and hydroponics equipment in the building,” said a statement from Norfolk Police.

The fire brought part of the city to a standstill. Neighbouring buildings were evacuated.

Firefighters used an aerial platform

Norfolk Police said no arrests had been made and officers were “continuing to investigate the discovery”.

Fire crews were stood down just after midnight on Friday, after using a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.

Magdalen Street has reopened, but a cordon remained in place. No-one was injured in the fire.

Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil.

Part of the roof of the former Cat and Fiddle pub. All that remains are smoke-blackened timbers.

Part of the former pub’s roof was destroyed



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