Two people died in a fire in Arnold.

As a makeshift memorial was placed on the porch at 1908 Kenneth Avenue on Thursday, relatives told neighbors that two of their family members had died from the injuries they sustained in the fire the day before .

The medical examiner identified the victims as 38-year-old Latecia Murphy and 39-year-old Shakeeta Murphy.

Arnold Fire Department Chief Eric Gartley said the department was dispatched just after 7:30 p.m. to a garage fire a few blocks away from the scene before they were called to the 1900 block of Kenneth Avenue for a working house fire.

Isabel Morrison says she was coming back from the park with her friends when they saw the terrible scene unfolding, with flames coming out of her neighbor's house.

"I was kind of scared," Morrison said

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