Police officers are understood to have responded to a 911 call made from Burrell's apartment about an unresponsive woman.

The 55-year-old Food Network star — who hosted “Worst Cooks in America” for 15 years — was found unresponsive in her Brooklyn home on Tuesday. She reportedly suffered cardiac arrest and her body was surrounded by pills, as previously reported by Page Six. (It’s premature to draw any conclusions about whether the pills played a role in her death.)

Food Network will pay tribute to the late Anne Burrell, celebrity chef and host of the network’s Worst Cooks in America, with two special programming events. On Wednesday, June 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, the network will air a selection of encore episodes featuring Burrell that highlight her extraordinary talent as a chef, competitor and …