Eighteen units are responding to a house fire in La Jolla, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.
The fire broke out shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday on the 5400 block of Caminito Aguar in the Mount Soledad area.
Fire officials said no one was transported and no one was injured.
The elderly homeowner said they were not home at the time and were installing a new water heater in the garage. The person installing the heater was by himself and started a fire by accident, the homeowner said.
That fire spread to the attick and roof. Firefighters are still putting out hot spots on the ceiling, the homeowner said, and there is lots of smoke in the area.
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