A house was left uninhabitable after a fire engulfed it and left it severely damaged in the 50 block of Highview Avenue in Fox Lake Sunday morning. | Photo: Remi Merrill

Residents were displaced after a fire fully engulfed a house in Fox Lake Sunday morning and left firefighters battling the fire in frigid single-digit temperatures.

The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:46 a.m. Sunday to the 50 block of Highview Avenue in Fox Lake for a report of a structure fire.

Fire officials said crews arrived to find a single-family home fully involved in flames and smoke.

A house was left uninhabitable after a fire engulfed it and left it severely damaged in the 50 block of Highview Avenue in Fox Lake Sunday morning. | Photo: Remi Merrill

Residents were home at the time but they escaped without injury.

Fire crews worked for approximately two and a half to three hours to extinguish the fire, fire officials said.

The entire house was damaged by the fire and deemed uninhabitable.

A house was left uninhabitable after a fire engulfed it and left it severely damaged in the 50 block of Highview Avenue in Fox Lake Sunday morning. | Photo: Remi Merrill

Cars in the garage and on the driveway were also damaged in the fire, which broke out when temperatures were around 8 degrees outside.

Fire officials said a search of the home resulted in no one being located inside.

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No injuries were reported to firefighters or residents, fire officials said. It is unknown if any pets were injured.

A house was left uninhabitable after a fire engulfed it and left it severely damaged in the 50 block of Highview Avenue in Fox Lake Sunday morning. | Photo: Remi Merrill

The Round Lake, McHenry, Spring Grove, Antioch and Wauconda fire departments assisted at the scene.

The cause of the fire remains under active investigation and a damage estimate was not available.

Investigators remained on the scene into Sunday afternoon investigating where the fire began and what caused it.