Damage is pegged at $70,000 in a garage fire outside of Blenheim. 
Firefighters from stations in Blenheim and Raleigh were called to the scene around 4:40 Wednesday morning.
When they got to the scene, the garage was fully engaged and was threatening to spread to the house.
The cause is going down as electrical.
Officials with Chatham-Kent Fire and Emergency Services are reminding residents not to overload electrical adaptors by plugging too many appliances into one socket, especially those with a high electrical current rating such as kettles, irons and heaters.
In 71% of home electrical fires, the cause is electrical failure of the equipment.