ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – One person is in serious but stable condition Thursday morning following a suspected arson fire at an apartment building.
Just after 3 a.m., July 30, Rockford Fire Department was called out to a blaze at a three-story apartment complex in the 1400 block of 8th St. with reports of a person trapped inside.
When crews arrived, they found heavy flames in an apartment on the third story with a victim trapped on the same floor. All other residents were able to self-evacuate before crews arrived.
The victim was taken from the building within six minutes of firefighters’ arrival and taken to a local hospital. Officials say the person is in serious but stable condition…