Broadway actress, 51, dies in Manhattan apartment fire despite Spider-Man actor Dylan Baker's attempt to get her out of the burning home
- Vivien Eng, 51, starred in the 1996 revival of The King and I, on Broadway
- She died from serious burns and smoke inhalation after being found in flat
- Spider-Man star Dylan Baker called for the woman before opening the door, but smoke came out so he slammed it shut
- Ms Eng also appeared as an extra in Law and Order and Precious
Vivien Eng, 51, starred in The King and I when it was revived on Broadway in 1996
A Broadway actress has died from her injuries in hospital after she was trapped inside her burning Manhattan apartment.
Vivien Eng, 51, who starred in The King and I when it was revived on Broadway, died despite attempts from actor Dylan Baker to try and rescue her.
Ms Eng, who used a walking frame due to ill health, died in New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell's burn center on Wednesday night, her family confirmed.
The fire started on the 33rd floor of a building on West 43rd Street just before 4.30pm on Tuesday.
Firefighters said the fire may have been started accidentally, revealing that 'smoking materials' may have caused it, according to Playbill.
Ms Eng was found unconscious by firefighters inside her burning apartment, suffering from serious burns and smoke inhalation.
Spider-Man star Dylan Baker heard the fire alarm go off and noticed the smoke coming from his neighbor's home.
Baker, who played Dr Curt Connors in Spider-Man 2 and 3, and who has a recurring television role on the CBS legal drama 'The Good Wife,' described how 'there was flames everywhere, and smoke coming out at me'.
Realizing the desperate situation, Baker called out for Vivien before escaping the building.
Actor: Dylan Baker, pictured, tried to rescue his neighbor Vivien Eng, before escaping a high-rise apartment fire in Manhattan
Blaze: It happened on the 33rd floor of a building on West 43rd Street just before 4.30pm on Tuesday
Baker told NY1: 'I immediately went to our next door neighbor, Vivian, because she is disabled, she walks with a walker and she's had some trouble over the years.'
Baker told NBC New York: '(I) banged on the door and shouted her name.
'I opened the door - I was surprised to find it open - and there was flames everywhere, and smoke coming out at me so I had to slam the door.
'I yelled again. I didn't hear anything. So we got the heck out.'
Incident: Firefighters quickly put out the fire but Vivien's injuries were too severe and she later died in hospital
Dylan Baker is pictured here playing Dr Curt Connors in Spider-Man 3 in the 2007 movie
Appearance: Baker is seen in an episode of The Good Wife as character Colin Sweeney, next to protagonist Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Margulies
NBC New York reported that Baker rushed his family outside - and was the one to dial 911.
Speaking to the television station, Baker said: 'When I opened the door, it was a full-fledge on fire.'
Vivien Eng had a successful career as a dancer in Broadway, as well as other productions including a regional performance of West Side Story.
She also appeared as an extra in the successful TV show Law and Order as well as Precious.
Baker plays the character Colin Sweeney on The Good Wife and has also appeared in TV series such as Ugly Betty and Law and Order.
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