Chocolay Township family has their pet rabbit to thank for saving their lives.

Chrissy Andel-Garlow and her family were sleeping when her rabbit, Colby, woke her up at their home on M-28 in Chocolay Township around 5 a.m. Friday.

"At night he usually hangs upstairs," Chrissy said, "but he came down real fast, and if he hadn't, I wouldn't have woken up because even my husband slept through it."

She says when she saw the rabbit acting abnormally, she got up and saw the orange glow of the fire.

She called 911 and by the time the Chocolay Fire Department responded, the family had put out the blaze. Officials concluded the fire started from an electrical outlet that had shorted out. Damage to the house was minor and no one was injured, all thanks to a rabbit.

The family says Colby will get a special snack for saving the day.