A Creek County family is homeless after a fire destroyed their home early this morning.

Gary Kruse with the News On 6 tells us that firemen from Kellyville knew there wasn't much they could do when they arrived and saw the flames.

The fire was in a rural area on Highway 33, near the Highway 66 junction.

"Firefighters had to shuttle water, but fortunately the closest water hydrant was only about a quarter of a mile away." 

Kruse also says the family was able to get out of the house thanks to a smoke detector that went off about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A "man, wife and two or three children were all out of the house. They were safe, but the home was destroyed," Kruse said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.