Updated March 16: Revised to include fundraising efforts.

An electrical blaze Tuesday afternoon at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival site in Waxahachie destroyed one building and damaged another.

The fire broke out about 4:30 p.m. and was contained within an hour. The Ellis County, Avalon, Forreston and Maypearl fire departments were on scene to extinguish the fire.

The Ellis County fire marshal said the blaze started in the electrical system at Pendragon Costumes, a clothing store that was destroyed, KTVT-TV (Channel 11) reported.

Broom Sticks, a shop that sells broomsticks, was damaged.

Fundraising pages on YouCaring have been set up for both shops; people have donated more than $17,000 for Pendragon Costumes and more than $1,000 for Broom Sticks.

The festival kicks off its 37th year April 8 and runs through May 29. The festival said the fire wouldn't delay this year's opening.

In August 2011, William Ross, a 48-year-old fairground worker, was killed when a fire swept through the a row of shops and souvenir booths where he'd been staying overnight.

Orvis Melvin, the director of sales and marketing for the festival, described the fire then as " kind of like looking at the gates of hell."

Ross had worked for the festival for about a decade, manning booths, performing, and building a haunted house.

Staff writer Tom Steele contributed to this report.