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A 7-year-old boy with cerebral palsy saved his entire family in Texas from a carbon monoxide leak in their home.

Michael Martinez, who uses a wheelchair due to the congenital disorder, heard a beeping sound last week while the rest of his family was asleep at their home in Atascocita, news station KHOU reported.

“I was shaking because I was scared,” he told the outlet.


  Michael Martinez saved his family by warning them about a gas leak. KHOU11 Michael Martinez saved his family by warning them about a gas leak. KHOU11

But he crawled to his parents’ room, where he alerted them about the noise.

The beeping sound turned out to be the carbon monoxide detector, which had detected a leak that was coming out of their stove.

His seven other family members — including his mom, who had already begun to experience symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning — rushed out of the home.


  Michael Martinez crawled to his parents’ room, where he alerted them. KHOU11 Michael Martinez crawled to his parents’ room, where he alerted them. KHOU11

“He’s our little hero. He saved our family,” his mom, Angie Martinez, told the outlet.

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