Yahoo Lifestyle Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 29 After Palisades Fire Victim Dies at Hospital
The Jan. 25 death is the 12th fatality connected to the Palisades Fire, while another 17 are attributed to the Eaton Fire, officials said
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The remains of waterfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire are seen in this drone aerial photo along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, on January 17, 2025.The death toll from the Los Angeles-area wildfires has climbed to 29, authorities said.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 27, that an unidentified individual who was injured in the Palisades Fire died at the hospital on Saturday, Jan. 25.
The Palisades Fire has burned 23,448 acres of land since it began on Jan. 7 and is currently 95% contained, according to Cal Fire.
Residents impacted by the Palisades Fire were allowed to return to their properties on Monday, officials said.
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Burned-out cars by the Palisades Fire are seen pushed out of the way by firefighters in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2025.The Saturday death is the 12th fatality connected to the Palisades Fire, according to officials. Another 17 deaths are connected to the Eaton Fire.
The Eaton Fire has burned 14,021 acres since it started on the same date and is currently 99% contained, Cal Fire said.
Eighteen of the 29 victims who died from the L.A. fires have been identified, according to the medical examiner's office.
Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.
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Flames illuminate the night sky as a wildfire burns across a hillside in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7, 2025.Flooding and mudslides are now a concern for residents of the areas impacted by the L.A. fires. Some areas received more than an inch of rain, while higher elevations saw up to a foot of snow, according to the Associated Press.
“All these fresh burns are very susceptible to rapid runoff,” said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles, the AP reported.
However, forecasts suggest Southern California will avoid additional precipitation for at least the next week, according to CW affiliate KTLA and CBS affiliate KCBS-TV.
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