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. The Rockford Register Star (http://bit.ly/1ETTjSQ ) reports 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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Information from: Rockford Register Star, http://www.rrstar.com