A 37-year-old Oakland 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.
Family members told news station KRON that Steven Weatherford planned to propose to his girlfriend next week on New Year's Eve.
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