The fire was discovered shortly after 9:30 in the 3500 block of Mt. Burnham Court.
Fire was shooting from the attic and garage when firefighters arrived.
Firefighters tell San Diego 6 News they discovered marijuana plants and grow lights inside the garage after the fire was out.
Two people were arrested were cultivating marijuana.
The told told investigators they had a license to cultivate medical marijuana, according the San Diego Fire spokesman Maurice Luque.
Luque says response time was slowed by a nearby fire engine that was out of service due to budget cuts and three other fire apparatus that were unavailable due to mechanical problems.
Source: San Diego 6
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