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RELATIVES of Trinidadian Avion Barker, who was killed in a fire in Manhattan, New York, USA, on Thursday, said the 41-year-old woman died trying to save her elderly friend.

ABC News reported that a fire broke out around 3.13 a.m. in an apartment on the 14th floor of the high-rise housing complex on 73rd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues.

Fire officials responded and contained the blaze.