WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (WJPF) — A West Frankfort home has been heavily damaged in a fire.

Firefighters were called to the home on South County Line Road, just west of Route 37, at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. They remained on the scene for hours.

The family was inside the home when the fire started. They were able to make it out safely.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.