A woman who was pulled from a house fire in California Sunday morning has died, family told sister station KCRA 3 on Monday. She is credited by the family as the reason they were able to escape.

The house fire was sparked by an artificial Christmas tree around 2 a.m. Sunday. Investigators said an electrical short from the Christmas tree caused the fire, and the home did not have working smoke detectors.

Family identified the woman as 22-year-old Destiny Abdrazack.

Neighbors said they woke up to a loud sound and looked out the window.

"You could see the flickering light on the tree and that's kind of like the telltale sign of a fire," Richard Byers said.

He and his wife Brandy Byers ran three doors down and saw Abdrazack's family outside.

"They were screaming, 'Destiny! There's someone inside! There's someone inside!' There's nothing any of us could do," Brandy said.

Richard said he couldn't just stand there and watch the house burn. He grabbed a fire extinguisher while another neighbor used a garden hose. He said a family member was motioning to the front window.

"That's where I aimed my fire extinguisher, but the fire just came right back," Richard said. "It was too intense, moving too fast."

Ernest Isom, his wife, their son and his fiance and two other adults had fallen asleep celebrating Christmas Eve.

"Unfortunately, they wanted to keep the lights on until the last minute and we all happen to fall asleep and we had an instant, seconds to get out," Isom said. "It was fast, and that's how quick it went. I'm talking minutes."

The family lost everything, including two dogs. But Isom calls Abdrazack — she was his future daughter-in-law — a hero for her quick actions.

"Unfortunately, she was the one who yelled fire, and that's the sad part. She saved our lives," Isom said.

Loved ones have started a fundraiser for the family impacted by the fire.

Fire officials encourage people to check their batteries and make sure they are working.

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When firefighters are called upon to face dangerous wildfires, they sacrifice everything for the good of others. It is with that in mind that Woody Faircloth moved to start his own nonprofit, EmergencyRV.org.

"A lot of people have RVs, but they just have them in storage and don’t use them as much as they use to, so if you donate them to our nonprofit, we can give you the full appraised value as a tax deduction," said Faircloth.

Over the years, he’s donated 90 RVs and trailers to firefighters.

"Some of these firefighters we helped just last year, they drove by their homes as they were being engulfed in flames because they were evacuating the town," said Faircloth.

Come Friday, and he’ll be on the road to the Dixie Fire in California to deliver an RV and a trailer.

"We got called two days ago from the California Fire Foundation, and they told us that, 'Hey, we’ve got 10 firefighters who lost their homes, and we really could use your help,'" said Faircloth.

Some of the firefighters still don’t know they lost their homes. Making it even more meaningful when Faircloth provides a place for them to take shelter.

"Some of those firefighters have young families, and they don’t have anywhere to go. They’ve lost everything they own, and we want to give them a place to call home until they can get up on their feet again," said Faircloth.

It’s a need Faircloth only sees increasing as wildfires continue to destroy so much and leave by behind little to nothing.

"We still have a home to come home to. We’re still blessed with everything we have, and there is no adversity," said Faircloth.

A small act of kindness that could mean a world of a difference to a firefighter in need.

Ivan Rodriguez at KMGH first reported this story.

Everyone is safe after a fire destroyed a home in Liberty Township on Sunday night.

The home on Tilbury Trail went up in flames around 6:30 p.m. Fire officials say the owners were home and everyone got out safely.

It's unclear what started the fire and an investigation is underway.

Fire officials say they hope video caught on a neighbor's doorbell camera will help in the investigation.