A house fire in Grunthal this morning caused an estimated $5,000.00 damage.Chief Paul Wiebe says they were called to 97 Pine Street just before 9 a-m. A woman had left for 15 minutes to take her kids to school and when she returned there was smoke coming from the basement. She closed the basement door and called 911. Chief Wiebe says the fire was confined to the laundry room but there was smoke damage throughout. He adds it started in an electrical plug.