A family is mourning the death of a father of five who died in a overnight house fire.

Police say 30-year-old Brandon Gamble man was killed after he rescued his family from the blaze at a home on Berks Road and Whitley Drive in Forest Park.

"All I remember was flames coming this way, a woman here ran over there, kids over there and me and my buddy Steve was just trying to make sure everybody was alright," said witness Jacob Stewart.

Firefighters say seven people were trapped inside the home. The fire started in the living room near the front of the house.

The family had to break out windows to escape. Stewart says he helped catch the children as their father pushed them out the window.

Police say the mother and five children were taken to southern Regional with minor injuries. The family of Gamble has started a GOFUNDME account: