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TRENTON, New Jersey ( KYW ) -- A fire claimed the lives of two people and damaged two homes in Trenton, New Jersey, on Saturday, police said.

Takeeta DeLee says it has been an emotional two days for her family. Her great aunt recently died, and a day after her funeral they lost her brother, their great uncle.

"He loved his family, friends, he was a loving caring person," DeLee said. "We grew up with our uncles as dads, they always cared for us."

DeLee says her great uncle, who she identified as William Laster, lived in the home on the 100 block of South Cook Street in Trenton for more than 20 years.

Investigators say it was around 11:45 a.m. Saturday when a fire started, and by the time firefighters arrived the home was fully engulfed in flames.

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