5 dead in house fire in Boone County, near Rockford
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Five people, including three girls, were killed in a house fire early Monday in rural Garden Prairie, Illinois, near Rockford.
The Boone County Sheriff's Office said multiple fire departments rushed to the 1100 block of Fleming Road for a house fire around 2 a.m.
They saw flames shooting out of the house as they arrived.
Six people and a sheriff's deputy were rushed to hospitals with injuries, but five people were trapped inside, and later found dead. The people who died included three girls – ages 9, 13, and 14; a 20-year-old woman; and a 24-year-old man.
It took several hours to put out the fire. Officials said the weather brought challenges.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
