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

Around 6:15 a.m., fire crews responded to reports of a fire on the 3500 block of Oak Knoll Boulevard.

Firefighters immediately began extinguishing the fire and searching the home for any occupants. According to the fire department, a 37-year-old man was found inside the home.

Officials said the smoke had likely disoriented and overwhelmed him, and he was pronounced dead.

There were originally four occupants in the home: the 37-year-old, his father, aunt and brother. The fire department said the man alerted them to the fire and was able to get them out safely.