House Fire Kills MN Wild Reporter and Her Kids

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On Friday, Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce (NHL.com, SKOR North) went to TRIA Rink to take in Wild practice with her fellow media members, like any normal work day.

After, she and her three kids (Hudson, Cayden and Avery) stopped at “Cup and Cone” for some delicious treats and wholesome family fun, on the nicest day of the year so far. Without a doubt, it was a pretty great way to celebrate spring.

MN Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and kids found dead in house fire

Unfortunately, Jessi and her children would not live to see the rest of it. At some point during the night, Pierce’s single-family home in White Bear Lake caught fire. Tragically, nobody survived.

According to local FOX 9, the fire department arrived on the scene at 5:30 AM with the house engulfed in flames. Inside, they found the remains of Pierce, her kids and the family dog. The Minnesota Wild have confirmed the horrible tragedy.

The White Bear Lake Fire Department said its crews responded to a reported fire at a single-family home in the 2100 block of Richard Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neighbors who called 911 reported seeing flames coming through the roof of the house and said there were likely people inside. 

Arriving firefighters then “found a fully involved structure fire” and tried to suppress it.  Firefighters then found a deceased adult as well as three deceased children inside the house. Crews also located a dead dog.

FOX 9

Friends, family and hockey community mourn loss of Pierce

Sunday morning, those who knew and worked close with Jessi — including Michael Russo (The Athletic), 10K Takes and Pat Micheletti (among many others) — mourned her passing on social media.

It sounds like Wild beat reporters and many of those close to Pierce found out last night at Grand Casino arena during the Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars game.

Across the internet, the hockey world — both locally and nationally — is reeling. Pierce and her three children leave behind her husband, their father, Mike, whose entire life was just upended in the worst possible way.

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