A STAGGERING £90,000 in cash was reportedly found under a bed at a derelict property in Christchurch – the day before firefighters torched the site during a training exercise.

According to our sister paper, The Bournemouth Echo, firefighters discovered a “large amount of money” at a former residential complex for elderly people, on Monday, March 17.

A source, who was involved in the drill and asked not to be named, said: “They found the money under the bed when they were preparing the area. There was £90,000 in cash.

“We were all like ‘wow’. It was a jaw-dropping moment when they found it.

“Then we were all in fantasy land trying to think up how it got there.”

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The money was handed over to the police. Officers are now investigating to establish how the money got there and who it belongs to.