Sheriff: Grass Fire Leads To Discovery Of Illegal Pot Grow

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say the latest suspected illegal marijuana grow in Pueblo County was discovered after its heavy power use started a grass fire.
The sheriff’s office says the grow at a home in Pueblo West, which was raided Wednesday, is to blame for starting a 2-acre fire on April 14. Investigators found that a transformer blew because the home was drawing about five times the normal amount of electricity for an average single-family home. They say the home’s ga