Firefighters combat blaze at abandoned Rockford mental facility

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A fire at the abandoned and “heavily vandalized” Singer Mental Health Care Facility in Rockford brought firefighters to the building Sunday afternoon.

Officials arrived at 4402 North Main Street at 4:06 p.m. and found smoke coming from the first and second floors of the unsecured building.

Due to the size and instability of the building, firefighters called in additional engines, officials said.

A fire was located in a non-functioning elevator car that was stuck between the first and second floors and was ultimately brought under control within 15 minutes.

No one was injured.

The Rockford Fire Department and the Office of the State Fire Marshall are investigating the incident.

The Singer Mental Health Care Facility was closed down in 2012.