There was plenty of unwanted excitement in the Afton Court area Wednesday around 8:30am.
Sarnia police responded to a report of a suspicious device and evacuated nearby residents as a precaution.
The OPP's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit was summoned, but before they arrived, criminal investigators quickly discovered the device was in fact a homemade oil lamp and posed no danger to the public.
The owner of the device was cautioned not to leave it in public view.