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Tyndall Park fire kills 73-year-old woman

Donna Krywenko, 73, died in a house fire in Tyndall Park on Thursday evening. Family photo

WINNIPEG – A fire in northwest Winnipeg killed Donna Krywenko, 73, on Thursday evening.

Krywenko was taken from the Tyndall Park home just after 9 p.m. It appeared paramedics were working to resuscitate her as she was rushed to the hospital, a witness said.

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The fire started in a bedroom and caused approximately $200,000 damage, police said.

Krywenko, who was partially deaf for most of her life, lived alone in the house at 325 Tyndall Ave.

She had two sons and grandchildren, a family member said. Her husband died in 2002.

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