The Englewood home that rapper Jim Jones bought his mother when he first found commercial success was destroyed by fire early Christmas morning, according to officials.

Despite the damage, however, the rapper and reality TV star said in a post on Instagram that he was "blessed with the greatest Christmas gift" because his family was able to escape safely.

Today I was blessed wit th greatest Christmas gift in my life thus far and tht is my family gettin out of th house safe sound n wit out injuries We can always buy new houses new cars new evrything but we can't buy a new family On th flip side watchin my momma house burn touch my soul in ways I couldn't imagine I wasn't raised wit my mother but my son was and his whole life of memories gone in a flash If u know me then u know I'm gonna buy my family th biggest house I can afford and fill it wit more love The devil is always workin but so is my God I got faith Merry Christmas

A post shared by jimjonescapo (@jimjonescapo) on Dec 25, 2017 at 9:07am PST

The fire, which occurred around 5:15 a.m. on Monday, destroyed the home on Lantana Avenue, according to Englewood Fire Chief Erik S. Enersen.

Jones' post on Instagram included a video of him at the scene with fire crews working in the background.

In the video, Jones says, "All my family is together, everybody's safe -- it's just crazy."

Enersen confirmed that everyone inside the home -- including the family's dog -- was able to escape, but that three people sustained minor injuries.

However, he also confirmed that the family's cat remains missing.

The house was deemed uninhabitable and the fire remains under investigation.

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