India, March 25 -- In a major update on the death of NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children at her house in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, the fire department on Tuesday ruled out arson as the cause of the fire.

Pierce and her three children: Hudson, Cayden, and Avery, were charred in the fire that, according to neighbors, was tearing through the roof even before firefighters arrived. White Bear Lake fire crew arrived at the scene around 5:30am on Saturday and recovered the three dead bodies.

Notably, the Minnesota Wild reporter's husband, Mike Hinrichs, was not at the house when it caught fire. The Daily Mail reported that he was away at work on Saturday morning when the tragic accident took place. The family dog was also killed...