Vigil honours woman killed in Austin Street North rooming house fire
Dozens of people gathered in Winnipeg's North Point Douglas neighbourhood on Tuesday evening to remember a woman who died in a rooming house fire last week.
Brenda Campbell, 51, died in fire in North Point Douglas neighbourhood
Dozens of people gathered in Winnipeg's North Point Douglas neighbourhood on Tuesday evening to remember a woman who died in a rooming house fire last week.
About 25 family members and friends of Brenda Campbell, 51, held a vigil outside what's left of the three-story house in the 100 block of Austin Street North.
Campbell died in the July 7 blaze, along with 61-year-old John McKinnon Bendon.
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Those who attended Tuesday's vigil remembered Campbell as a generous person who spent time volunteering at a women's centre.
"She maintained a very kind and strong spirit," said Jennifer Roulette, a family member. "She enjoyed sharing laughter with all of those around her. She was very funny."
Winnipeg police are investigating the fire as a homicide.