Steinbach Fire Department was called to 175 Main Street in Steinbach Friday afternoon.

Deputy Assistant Fire Chief Mike Penner says there are some old electrical cords coming out of the ground near the crosswalk at eBytes Computers.

"I guess with the moisture that we've got on the ground, started shorting it out and was burning them off," says Penner.

Penner says the property manager called an electrician to take care of the problem.

The incident happened shortly after five o'clock.