Multiple people are without a home Thursday after a porch caught fire overnight in St. Paul.

Crews could be seen on Charles Avenue between Victoria and Avon Streets at around midnight.

Maurice Junior, one of the residents, spoke with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and said everyone made it out safely.

“By the time we seen it, the flames was big and it was all over the house, so now it’s like to the point where me and my brother, we got to find somewhere to go find something to do, and find someone to help us,” Junior said.

He adds he was letting a woman sleep on his porch at the time but she was gone by the time he got outside.

St. Paul Fire Department Deputy Chief Roy Mokosso says crews were called to the home at around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday and found heavy flames coming from the front of the home.

Crews were able to extinguish the flames but were at the scene for more than four hours.

The home was left with substantial damage to its front and had several broken windows.

Authorities say the five residents won’t be able to live there and the Red Cross has been contacted to help them find temporary housing.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.