A woman killed when fire swept through her Pinson townhome earlier this week has now been identified.

Kelli Whisonant Roper, 51, died Tuesday, a short time after Center Point Fire and Rescue crews pulled her from the blaze on Heritage Place, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.

Battalion Chief Chris Horn said firefighters arrived on the scene just before 3 p.m. to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the residence.

Firefighters began to knock back the flames and then did a primary search of the home.

They pulled the victim from the residence and began to treat her, but she was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:36 p.m.

Horn said Roper was home alone when the blaze erupted.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. The Alabama State Fire Marshals Office is leading the investigation.