Rockton House Fire Kills 1, Injures 1
ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 58-year-old Rockton woman was killed trying to save vehicles from a burning garage at her home.
Anita Specht was found dead in a vehicle following the Thursday blaze. A spokesman for the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says Specht was able to get one vehicle out of the garage and was trapped while trying to back out a second vehicle.
Her husband, Edward, suffered second-degree burns and smoke inhalation. He was taken to a Rockford hospital, where he was in serious condition Thursday night.
The sheriff's office is conducting a death investigating, while the state fire marshal is determining the cause of the fire.
The couple's three-story house was deemed a total loss. Damage caused by the blaze is estimated at $700,000.
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