Yahoo Lifestyle 2 More Victims of Palisades Fire Have Been Identified Nearly 1 Month After Blaze Began
Rory Sykes, 32, and Elizabeth Morgan, 79, are the 19th and 20th victims to be identified
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Aftermath of fire in Pacific Palisades and along Pacific Coast HighwayTwo more victims of the Palisades Fire have been identified by authorities.
The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the two victims as 32-year-old Rory Sykes and 79-year-old Elizabeth Morgan.
Sykes was pronounced dead on Sunday, Jan. 12, after he was found dead at his residence in the 1700 block of Rambla Pacifico Street in Malibu.
His cause of death has been ruled as “inhalation of products of combustion and thermal injuries.”
Morgan was pronounced dead on Monday, Jan. 20, after she was found dead at her residence in the 20 block of Aloha Drive in Pacific Palisades. Her cause of death has not been released.
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Residents evacuate their home as a brush fire burns on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe death toll from the L.A. fires currently sits at 29. Sykes and Morgan are now the 19th and 20th fire victims to be identified.
Twelve of the deaths have been linked to the Palisades Fire, which began on Jan. 7 and burned 23,448 acres of land and is now 100% contained, according to Cal Fire.
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Another 17 deaths have been linked to the Eaton Fire, which burned 14,021 acres of land.
Flooding and mudslides are now a concern for residents of the areas impacted by the L.A. fires.
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The Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades California on January 7, 2025Pacific Coast Highway was supposed to fully reopen this week after being closed for nearly a month due to the fires, according to the CW affiliate KTLA.
But the road is shutting back down temporarily from Chautauqua Boulevard in Los Angeles to Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu in anticipation of incoming storms, according to a post on X by Caltrans District 7.
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The storms are expected to bring at least an inch of rain to some of the fire-impacted areas from Tuesday to Thursday, Feb. 6, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Los Angeles.
However, forecasters say “the chance for flash flooding and mud and debris flows is still low.”
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