The actress has been taken off life support following an organ recipient match.
It took 59 firefighters to extinguish the blaze.
Herfamily remembered her as a “bright light"in a statement issued to PEOPLE.
Anne Heche.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Heche’s former partners and friends, includingEllen DeGeneresandJames Tupper, mourned the loss.
“This is a sad day,” DeGeneres, who dated Heche from 1997 to 2000, tweeted.
“I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love.”
This entire situation is tragic and there really are just no words.
I’m sending love to everybody involved.”
