Minnesota fire that killed NHL reporter and her three children not believed to be intentional, officials say

A deadly location occurrence successful Minnesota that claimed the lives of an NHL newsman and her 3 children implicit the play does not look to person been intentional, officials said Monday, citing preliminary investigative findings.

The White Bear Lake Fire Department released a connection Monday pursuing the Saturday greeting occurrence that claimed the beingness of 37-year-old Minnesota Wild analogous Jessi Pierce and her 3 children. 

The Minnesota Wild announced that newsman Jessi Pierce was killed successful a location occurrence on with her 3 children. (Minnesota Wild)

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"We are successful the precise aboriginal stages of the investigation, and our preliminary findings person not led to immoderate grounds that the occurrence was acceptable intentionally," the property merchandise read. "The origin of the occurrence is inactive nether investigation. The authoritative origin and further accusation volition beryllium released erstwhile the probe is complete."

Officials said that successful summation to the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office, they are "dedicating each imaginable resources to this investigation." 

"Words conscionable can’t explicit however devastated we each are," Guerin said of Pierce.  "But, arsenic I mentioned to immoderate of you the different night, it doesn’t substance if you’re successful the media, if you’re a player, if you’re successful management, a coach, we are each successful the sports satellite and the hockey world, and we’re each successful this together." (Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI)

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Officials said Pierce and her children were recovered deceased successful the single-family home, which bystanders reported seeing flames coming done the extortion aboriginal Saturday morning. Pierce's husband, Mike Hinrichs, was reportedly retired of municipality connected a enactment travel astatine the clip of the fire.

Their children, Hudson, Cayden and Avery, were 8, 6 and 4 years old.

Minnesota Wild wide manager Bill Guerin remembered Pierce arsenic a "ray of sunshine." 

Jessi Pierce, left, covered the Minnesota Wild. (Minnesota Wild/AP)

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"Words conscionable can’t explicit however devastated we each are," Guerin said.  "But, arsenic I mentioned to immoderate of you the different night, it doesn’t substance if you’re successful the media, if you’re a player, if you’re successful management, a coach, we are each successful the sports satellite and the hockey world, and we’re each successful this together."

Pierce covered the Wild for 10 seasons with NHL.com. She besides had her enactment featured successful The Athletic, B1G Ice Hockey blog, the Minnesota Hockey Journal and Massachusetts Hockey.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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