A person was rescued from a Rockford apartment fire Thursday.
The Rockford Fire Department responded to a structure fire shortly before 3:15 a.m. Thursday at a three-story, multi-family apartment building at 1418 Eighth St. Fire crews were told that there was a person trapped in the building.
District Chief Trevor Hogan said that first-arriving crews encountered heavy fire conditions in a third-floor apartment and located the victim. Firefighters simultaneously initiated an aggressive fire attack and rescue operation, Hogan said…