Steven Weatherford ran upstairs to wake his father and two aunts as a fire engulfed their home in Oakland, Calif. He later died of smoke inhalation, the authorities said.

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

COLCHESTER, Vt. ( WCAX /Gray News) - A homeowner and their dog died in a Christmas Day house fire in Vermont. The Colchester Fire Chief said Wednesday around 3:45 a.m., crews got a call about a house fire. When they arrived, at least half of the home was on fire and the roof started caving in, according to the fire chief.

State police said a 69-year-old man died of smoke inhalation in a Christmas morning fire in the town of Lloyd.

A person is dead after a body was discovered in a Harford County house fire on Christmas morning, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The Harford County Department of Emergency Services received a 911 call just before 7 a.

Zane A. Shattuck, 32, did not survive the blaze that began after 5 a.m. Wednesday on Old Mill Road in the Village of Brocton, sheriff's officials said.