UPDATE: Rockford Apartment Fire Ruled as Accidental
By: Alex de Leon
Updated: February 21, 2013
Rockford - A two-alarm fire on the city's northwest side leaves two people in the hospital.
It happened just after 8pm at an apartment building at 3128 Prial Avenue. Firefighters say the fire started on the first floor. Several of the residents inside were trapped on that floor.
Rescue crews were able to get them out. A 49 year-old woman and a 50 year-old male were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is accidental and the estimated loss is $350,000.
