Our Breeding Facilities Were Destroyed by Fire

This is probably one of the most unusual updates we have ever shared from our breeding program. 

A few weeks ago, a serious fire broke out at one of our European breeding facilities. 

The damage was extensive.

Parts of the greenhouse were completely destroyed. Breeding rooms, equipment, electrical systems and infrastructure were heavily damaged by the fire and heat. Looking at the facility today, some areas are almost unrecognizable.

For years, this place has been part of our breeding work. Thousands of plants have passed through these rooms. Selections were made here, generations were developed here, and a lot of the work behind genetics eventually released by Fast Buds happened inside these walls. And then, in a very short amount of time, a large part of it was gone.

What Happened?

At this moment, the exact cause of the fire is still being investigated. 

There are obviously many questions, and we have heard different possibilities, but until the investigation is completed, we don’t want to speculate or point fingers at anyone.

When we know more and are able to share it, we will. For now, the photos and videos speak for themselves.

What did we lose?

The physical damage to the facility is significant. Equipment can be replaced. Rooms can be rebuilt. Infrastructure can be installed again.

Fortunately, Fast Buds breeding was never dependent on a single building. Over the years, we deliberately expanded our breeding operations across different locations. Our second breeding facility in Thailand remains fully operational, and our breeding program continues there.

That means this fire is a serious setback, but it does not stop our breeding work. Current projects continue. New generations continue. Testing continues. And the genetics we have spent years developing do not disappear because one building was damaged.

Why we’re showing this

Normally, when people see breeding online, they see the good part. Beautiful plants. New selections. Huge populations. Frosty flowers. Lab results. New releases. This is the other side of running a real breeding operation. Facilities fail. 

Equipment breaks. Crops don’t always behave the way you expect. Years of infrastructure can disappear incredibly quickly. And sometimes your breeding facility simply burns down.

We’re not sharing this because we want sympathy. We’re sharing it because this is also part of our story. We have spent more than a decade building Fast Buds, and during that time we’ve had plenty of things go wrong.

Every time, the answer has been pretty much the same: Fix the problem. Learn from it. Build again.

What happens now? 

First, we are working with the relevant people to understand exactly what happened. Then comes rebuilding. We already know that we don’t simply want to recreate what was there before. If we have to build again, we’ll use the opportunity to improve the facility, rethink parts of the infrastructure and build something better suited to where our breeding program is today.

Meanwhile, breeding continues in Thailand and across the rest of our operation.

So yes: one of our breeding facilities burned.

It looks terrible.

It is a serious loss.

But Fast Buds breeding isn’t going anywhere.

We’ll rebuild. And we’ll keep you updated as we do.