Firefighters tackled a blaze at an empty house in Oadby this morning.
Crews were called to Regent Street, just after 6.30am.
A fire has started on the ground floor of a two-storey terrace house.
A total of four engines were sent to the incident, two from Wigston and two from Central.
The blaze was located in the front room, which was heavily smoke logged.
Smoke had also spread to neighbouring properties.
The property, which measured approximately four by six metres, was vacant but under renovation.
The fire had been extinguished by 7.15am and crews were damping down the area.
The owner of the property has been contacted.
A spokesman from Leicestershire Fire Service said that the cause of the fire was believed to be an electrical fault.
