India, March 22 -- National Hockey League (NHL) reporter Jessi Pierce has been identified as one of the deceased in the house fire at White Bear Lake in Minnesota on Saturday. Pierce, along with three children and a dog, died in the blaze that broke out on Saturday morning.

Pierce was confirmed as one of the victims by the Minnesota Wild. The children killed in the fire was Pierce's, the Wild confirmed.

"We are heartbroken and join the State of Hockey in mourning the tragic loss of Jessi and her children," the wrote in a post on X. "May they rest in peace."

This story is being updated.

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