ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A fire that started in a kitchen caused an estimated $5,000 in damages to a Rockford home just after midnight on Tuesday.
The Rockford Fire Department said smoke detectors alerted the resident, who lives in the 1500 block of Jackson Street, to the fire.
The resident was able to evacuate the home prior to firefighters’ arrival around 12:36 a.m…