An Oakland man died in a house fire Wednesday morning after safely getting his family out of the home, the fire department said.

The 37-year-old ensured that his family were saved from the early-morning fire, but fell unconscious after returning to the house.

An Oakland man died after helping his family escape a house fire on Christmas morning, according to officials. The fire sparked early Wednesday morning in a home on the 3500 block of Oak Knoll Boulevard,

A 37-year-old man was killed in a fire in Oakland after rescuing his family from a burning home on Christmas morning when he stayed inside to search for an engagement ring that he wanted to give to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve,

A man was killed in a fire early Christmas morning in Oakland while getting his family out of the house, according to the Oakland Fire Department. OFD responded to the blaze at 6:15 a.m. at a residential structure in the 3500 block of Oak Knoll Boulevard.