Utica fire victim’s condition is improving

Five days after being pulled from a fire, Roy Lance of Utica is showing some improvement.

As of Thursday, Lance was listed in serious condition while being treated at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Rockford. That’s an upgrade from critical condition earlier in the week.

Lance was unconscious when he was pulled out of a burning apartment Mother’s Day morning in downtown Utica. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.