(South Bend, IN) - Two children were severely injured in a car fire Friday morning.

It happened in the parking lot of the Kroger grocery store on Western Avenue. The car caught fire with the children inside.

Police credit multiple good Samaritans for getting the kids out of the car before first responders arrived on the scene.

Nonetheless, the 3-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl sustained serious injuries and were transferred to Riley Hospital in Indy. Their mother was also treated for injuries.

The St. Joseph County Special Victims Unit is further investigating.