Veteran Baltimore firefighter dies in blaze

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A veteran Baltimore city firefighter died early Tuesday after he was pulled from a blaze that swept through a rowhouse in Greektown, collapsing the second floor and trapping three firefighters inside, authorities said.

Allan Roberts, 40, a father of four children working an extra shift Monday night who was last to be rescued from the burning building, died from smoke inhalation and other injuries, a fire department spokesman said.

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