A garage fire late Thursday night in Oceanside led to the discovery of a "suspicious growing operation," officials said.
The fire started around 11:35 p.m. in the garage of a house on the 3300 block of Carolyn Circle near the Oceanside Swap Meet, Oceanside fire Battalion Chief Greg DeAvila said.
Crews arrived within five minutes of the call and encountered heavy smoke but the fire was doused within 20 minutes, he said.
No one was home at the time of the fire, DeAvila said.
Crews also discovered what looks like a marijuana growing operation inside the house and contacted the Oceanside Police Department to conduct the investigation.
It was unclear how many plants were at the house because the majority of it was burned in the fire, Oceanside police Lt. Kedrick Sadler said.
The house was rented and the renters have not been located, DeAvila said.
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Investigators are looking for several persons of interest and trying to determine who lives in the house, he said.
