Benwell blast parents warn of cannabis factory signs

Cannabis shatter, which is far stronger than its plant form, can be inhaled via vapes.

The council said it is often made with highly flammable butane gas, more than 100 bottles of which were recovered from the wreckage at Benwell.

Robbie York said Galbraith and Laws had “no thought for the risk” they were putting their neighbours at.

He said: “The process of making shatter is so dangerous, it was so close to us, and we had no idea.”

Damage and costs to Newcastle City Council were valued at £3.7m, with 81 adults and 59 children from 51 homes displaced.

Ten households had to be permanently rehoused.