Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 29 After Palisades Fire Victim Dies at Hospital

Mar. 15, 2025

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.Photo:ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty

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The death toll from theLos Angeles-area wildfireshas climbed to 29, authorities said.

TheLos Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Officeannounced 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 toCal Fire.

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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 Firesaid.

Eighteen of the 29 victims who died from the L.A. fires have been identified, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Among thevictimsare 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 movieThe Blues Brothers.

Flames illuminate the night sky as a wildfire burns across a hillside in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7, 2025.Jason Ryan/NurPhoto via Getty

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“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.

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source: people.com