Excerpts from wrex.com:

The Rockford Fire Department said a blaze started around 6 p.m. Saturday on the 1900 block of Kilburn Ave. Firefighters saved three people trapped by smoke on the first and second floors from a kitchen fire.

Fire officials say they were able to get the two adults and one infant out of the burning building. The two adult victims were sent to a hospital for their injuries where one is in critical condition and the other is in serious condition.

The fire department is investigating the exact cause and damage of the fire.

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