The Eli Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire just before 10:00 Saturday night.
Fire crews were called out to a home on J. Tucker Lane just off Highway 1383 Saturday night. When they arrived, they found a single family residence heavily involved in fire.
The occupants of the home were able to escape the home by climbing out of a bedroom window.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it spread further, but the home sustained heavy damage and is considered a total loss.
The American Red Cross was called to assist the displaced occupants.
14 firefighters were on scene for about two hours battling the fire.
