Firefighters tackled a blaze at a house in Seagrave Road, Sileby, this morning.
Two crews from Loughborough and one from Syston station were called to the property at about 9.10am.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: "We believe the cause to be due to an electrical light fitting catching a sheet of plastic."
The property suffered some fire and heat damage.
Nobody was injured in the blaze.
