DAYTON--A man that was rescued from his home after several marijuana plants caught on fire, is now scheduled to appear in court.
Nicholas Busbee had to be pulled from a South Broadway Street building Friday after his second floor apartment went up in flames.
Police say they found several marijuana plants in Busbee's apartment, and now he's being charged with possession.
Officers also found a full-blown growing operation next door and they suspect heat lamps ignited the fire.
No charges have been filed yet for the person owning those plants.
DAYTON -- The Dayton Police Department and Fire Department are investigating after a fire broke out inside a home on Broadway Street Friday night.
Investigators found more than 40 marijuana plants and a grow operation inside the home, which includes four apartment units, and they say that may have caused this fire.
The fire happened at 930 South Broadway in Dayton. Fire crews arrived on the scene and rescued one man trapped inside of one of the top floor apartments. That man is expected to be okay and refused to go to the hospital.
"It could have been pretty ugly he did have fire on his side or getting ready to extend to his side. He was pretty panicked, but crews made an exterior attack to the second floor with am aerial ladder and got him out," said Jeff Lykins, Acting District Fire Chief.
Other people who lived in this home which was broken up in four apartments were also home during the time of this fire.
"It was a little scary like I said I was getting ready to cook dinner just had my fish out, everything ready to go and lights kept flickering and flickering and my lady friend said she smelled smoke, next thing I know the fire department telling everybody to get out get out," said Carl Terry, a neighbor.
Lieutenant Donald Burden with the Dayton Police Department says the grow operation may have been the culprit of this blaze.
They found the marijuana plants in the top two apartments, one of those apartments was of the man who was trapped inside.
"It's a possibility because the grow operation use large heat lamps and so forth to provide light and there was a lot of electronics involved in that to maintain the growing environment so there is possibility of a short circuit or of a problem with one of e lamps or something getting too close to some sort of insulation," said Burden.
Everybody inside had renters insurance. However, they will not be able to stay here until further notice from police. The Red Cross is assisting those families.
No arrests have been made for the grow operation and fire investigators are determining an exact cause of the fire. Police did question one of the apartment owners who was trapped inside but did not take him into custody.
Nicholas Busbee had to be pulled from a South Broadway Street building Friday after his second floor apartment went up in flames.
Police say they found several marijuana plants in Busbee's apartment, and now he's being charged with possession.
Officers also found a full-blown growing operation next door and they suspect heat lamps ignited the fire.
No charges have been filed yet for the person owning those plants.
DAYTON -- The Dayton Police Department and Fire Department are investigating after a fire broke out inside a home on Broadway Street Friday night.
Investigators found more than 40 marijuana plants and a grow operation inside the home, which includes four apartment units, and they say that may have caused this fire.
The fire happened at 930 South Broadway in Dayton. Fire crews arrived on the scene and rescued one man trapped inside of one of the top floor apartments. That man is expected to be okay and refused to go to the hospital.
"It could have been pretty ugly he did have fire on his side or getting ready to extend to his side. He was pretty panicked, but crews made an exterior attack to the second floor with am aerial ladder and got him out," said Jeff Lykins, Acting District Fire Chief.
Other people who lived in this home which was broken up in four apartments were also home during the time of this fire.
"It was a little scary like I said I was getting ready to cook dinner just had my fish out, everything ready to go and lights kept flickering and flickering and my lady friend said she smelled smoke, next thing I know the fire department telling everybody to get out get out," said Carl Terry, a neighbor.
Lieutenant Donald Burden with the Dayton Police Department says the grow operation may have been the culprit of this blaze.
They found the marijuana plants in the top two apartments, one of those apartments was of the man who was trapped inside.
"It's a possibility because the grow operation use large heat lamps and so forth to provide light and there was a lot of electronics involved in that to maintain the growing environment so there is possibility of a short circuit or of a problem with one of e lamps or something getting too close to some sort of insulation," said Burden.
Everybody inside had renters insurance. However, they will not be able to stay here until further notice from police. The Red Cross is assisting those families.
No arrests have been made for the grow operation and fire investigators are determining an exact cause of the fire. Police did question one of the apartment owners who was trapped inside but did not take him into custody.
