Police have identified the two victims killed in a suspicious fire at a rooming house on Austin Street North on Thursday.

Brenda Campbell, 51, and John McKinnon Bendon, 61, both died after the three-storey house caught fire in the early morning hours.

Police said there were 15 people in the home when the fire broke out, several of whom were taken to hospital.

The investigation concluded that the fire was deliberately set.

The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to call 204-986-6508, or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.