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Pot Grow Discovered At South Sacramento Home During Fire; 2 People Arrested

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Two people are under arrest after a house fire this morning in South Sacramento.

Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sacramento firefighters received the call of heavy smoke and flames coming from a home in the 4700 block of C Parkway.

Neighbors woke up the people who were inside the house.

"We tried to put the fire out with some hoses until the fire department came. We did see a grower operation in the back -- some ballasts and lights – probably an electrical fire that started it," said a neighbor.

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Sac City Fire arson investigators arrested Lichan Li, 58, and Xiquan Li, 62, on charges of reckless burning of an unoccupied structure and misdemeanor theft of power, according to Sgt. Lisa Bowman, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

Li Lichan and Li Xiquan
Li Lichan and Li Xiquan (l-r) (Credit: Sacramento County Jail)

No one was injured in the fire.

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