India, March 23 -- A devastating house fire in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, has left a family and community in mourning after Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed in the blaze.

Emergency crews responded to the fire in the early hours of March 21 and found the home engulfed in flames, the White Bear Fire Department said. Pierce was later identified as the victim along with her three children, Hudson, Cayden and Avery.

Pierce was married to a man named Mike. The two had three children, Hudson, Cayden and Avery, and one dog. In a message to the family, NHL reporter Michael Russo tweeted: "Jessi Pierce (Hinrichs) was the most vibrant person - the life of the party, always with a smile on her face, always bringing a passion to ever...