ALASKAN Bush People star Ami Brown's niece Amber Branson has died at 44 following a fire in Texas, The Sun can report.

The reality star has been estranged from her family ever since she married husband Billy and moved away from her native state.

Now in a tragic turn of events, her niece, who is the daughter of her brother Rene, sadly passed away on May 1 from "severe injuries sustained in a fire" in Texas.

Ami's other brother Les shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook, writing: "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I must relay to you that my niece, Amber Branson, died from severe injuries sustained in a fire.

"She died at 3:55 AM this morning after being removed from life-support.

"Amber was a kind, generous, loving person with a big heart.

"All we have now are the memories, but she will live in our hearts forever."

According to her obituary, Amber is survived by her husband, three children and four grandchildren, as well as her two brothers and parents.

The sad passing of ABP star Ami's niece comes after her older brother Les claimed that the family hadn't seen her in decades.

Speaking to Radar Online in 2017, Les said the family has been "broken hearted for years" without Ami, who married ABP patriarch Billy Brown as a teen and fled to Alaska from her native Texas.

He said: "By not seeing Ami, we’ve been broken hearted for years. We periodically would try to contact her, and it’s ripped our family apart."

"We love Ami very much. She’s my little sister."

Sadly Ami has yet to reconcile with her family, and never had the chance to see her mother Earlene again before she died in 2018 at 85.

Aside from her family woes, the Discovery Channel star has been through a difficult few years after she was diagnosed with lung cancer back in 2017.

Fortunately, Ami is currently in remission living in the Pacific Northwest with Billy and their brood.

Elsewhere, Ami's son Bear has been suffering his own woes, and is in the midst of a custody battle with ex Raiven Adams.

He is demanding sole custody of their son after Raiven denied his request for joint custody of River Anthony.

In court papers exclusively obtained by The Sun, the 22-year-old asked for Bear to have “restricted visitation" with the 2-month-old, and is also asking the star pay child support.

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