The Country Fire Authority was called to the scene at approximately 10.55pm on Tuesday night, finding the fire had advanced well into the roof space of the house.

Five trucks from four different brigades including Willaura, Bornes Hill, Maroona and Wickliffe attended the fire, which took around an hour to bring under control.

Units were at the scene for around four hours ensuring all `blacking out' had been completed.

Fire investigators believe the fire may have been caused by an electric heater, which sparked the blaze in a wardrobe before finding its way into the roof space, making it a tricky operation for fire fighters.

While the vigilant work of the local brigades helped to keep the structure of the house fairly solid, the interior suffered extensive smoke, heat and water damage.

The husband and wife who live at the residence were alerted by a smoke alarm, which allowed them to safely escape the blaze along with their pets.

Local police attended the scene along with fire investigators, who will continue to sift through the debris in a bid to determine if it was in fact an electrical fault which sparked the blaze.

Early last Saturday morning the Ararat Fire Brigade was called to attend a shed fire on the corner of Elizabeth and Palmer Street.

The blaze broke out at around 3.45am with two trucks from the Ararat fire station attending to bring the blaze under control.

It is believed three male occupants were at the residence asleep when one woke to see smoke and flames billowing from the shed in the backyard.

The shed was extensively damaged, with all contents basically destroyed.

A power pole directly outside the Liquorland entrance has caused shoppers some scary moments, when flames erupted from either the transformer or the fuse box.

The flames were believed to have lasted only seconds but damage was evident to the power pole.

Powercor was called to attend the scene and ensure everything was safe, reporting that no flames or smoke were present at the location.

CFA Operations Manager John Athorn said after a spate of similar fires across Western Victoria it was important for people to be vigilant about heat sources.

"Anything from fires, electric blankets, heaters, any kind of electric equipment or heat source people need to be careful,'' Athorn said.

"These kind of items should all be checked and it is also important to have working smoke alarms.''