Cat helps family escape carbon monoxide leak in Farmington Hills

4-month-old kitten saved a Farmington Hills couple and their two children from carbon monoxide that was silently spreading through their home in the middle of the night. On Aug. 30, the home of Heidi and Ronald Stamper lost power due to a storm, so they used a portable generator in their garage to keep some of their appliances running. Before the couple and their two children -- 13-year-old Paige and 11-year-old Quinn -- went to sleep, the garage door accidentally got closed while the generator was on. As a result, the family became exposed to deadly carbon monoxide gas while they slept, officials said.