Sacrifice of love: Christian mother dies for rescuing her four children from fire.

Kristina Stratton, mother of five, died when she was trying to save her children from fire inside of their own house.

According to a report, her children aged 7 to 18, four of whom were in the house, managed to escape through an upstairs window and Stratton tried to make it up to save her kids but was unable. Unfortunately, she was found dead inside.

The fire department said that the children suffered smoke inhalation and other minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital.

Stratton’s sister, Sarah Parks told BakersfieldNow.com “My sister just did what any mom would do, protecting her children. She’s my hero. I hope I could be half the woman she is,”

Frazier told CNN. “She had a lot of people who loved her,“She loved her kids, her family, God. She loved life. She was just that kind of person.”

The cause of the fire is being investigated by The Kern County Fire Department.

Chief David Witt said in a statement “As your Kern County Interim Fire Chief, I never want to wake up in the middle of the night to hear about someone dying because of a fire. “The tragic events of last night make our community sit up and take notice.”

North Bakersfield Toyota announced they would hold a donation drive to help support the family.