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Death Toll From Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 31

The discovery is the first death confirmed since April.
Death Toll From Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 31
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns homes on the Pacific Coast Highway during a powerful windstorm in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2025. Apu Gomes/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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More than six months after wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said Tuesday that the death toll had reached 31.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner (DME) said human remains were found on the 10 block of La Venezia Court in Altadena, the site of the Eaton Fire. The discovery was reported to authorities, and the department’s Special Operations Response Team verified at the scene that the remains were human.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.