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

A California man who was planning to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve died during a Christmas Day house fire after searching for the engagement ring. Oakland fire crews were alerted to the blaze in the 3500 block of Oak Knoll Boulevard around 6:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 25, according to FOX affiliate KTVU.

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,

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

A California man died in a Christmas morning house fire while searching for an engagement ring for his girlfriend.

A man who was planning to propose to his girlfriend in about a week died in a Christmas house fire after saving several family members, according to officials and news reports.

A man who saved his family on Christmas morning when he woke them up to a fire in their home died after he went back inside and lost consciousness searching for an engagement ring.

The man was able to wake up and alert three family members, but he was overwhelmed by smoke and died in the house.

The family of Steven Weatherford is mourning after he died in an Oakland Christmas morning house fire trying to save them, just a week before he was going to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve.