The cause of a Wallaceburg fire at O’Neil Tire and Battery will go down as accidental.

Wallaceburg firefighters, backed up by Chatham crews were called to the scene on McNaughton Ave around 10:30 Saturday morning.

“By virtue of the fact that the fire broke out during the day and was noticed during its early stages, crews were able to get on scene, make entry and quickly extinguish before the whole building took hold.” says Assistant Chief Chris Case.

Damage is pegged at $400,000.