According to a 911 call report provided by the New York City Fire Department, authorities responded to a call of a reported cardiac arrest at Anne Burrell's address. She was 55. Burrell was found unresponsive and declared dead by the New York Police Department in her home in Brooklyn,

A cardiac arrest was reported at celebrity chef Anne Burrell’s home on Tuesday, the New York City Fire Department said.

Anne Burrell performed in an improv show at Second City in Brooklyn the night before she died at the age of 55.