Late Saturday, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said 11 people died in the Eaton fire. The fire near Pasadena is one of the deadliest fires in California history.
Five people were confirmed dead in the Palisade fire, bringing the total number of deaths from a series of fires across Los Angeles to 16. Officials have warned that the death toll is likely to rise further.
According to Cal Fire, the 10 deadliest fires in California history are:
camp
Griffith Park
-
This 1933 fire burned only 47 acres, but killed 29 people while fighting it. Newspapers at the time reported that most of the people fighting the fire were untrained.
tunnel
-
The 1991 fire killed 25 people, destroyed 2,900 structures and burned 1,600 acres of the Oakland hills.
bath
-
In 2017, 22 people were killed, 36,000 acres were destroyed, and 5,600 structures were destroyed in Napa and Sonoma counties.
rattlesnake
cedar
North Complex
Hauser Creek
i have
Eton
-
Eleven people are reported to have died in the Eaton fire so far this month, but authorities expect the death toll to rise.
