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March 28, 2006

Providence firefighter's condition upgraded

PROVIDENCE -- Firefighter Kenneth E. Baker has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, according to Rhode Island Hospital spokeswoman Andrea Barbosa.

Baker, 50, had a heart attack and collapsed without a pulse at a Silver Lake house fire early Friday morning.

He regained consciousness and began talking Sunday afternoon in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to Paul A. Doughty, president of the city’s firefighters union.

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