Nearly three months after the wildfires in January, human remains were discovered in Altadena, California, bringing the death toll to 30. The Eaton fire, which began on January 7, accounted for 18 deaths, while the Palisades fire claimed 12 lives. Together, these fires now hold the title of the second-deadliest wildfire event in California's history, following the deadly Camp fire of 2018. Ongoing investigations have yet to establish the status of missing persons reported during the fires, indicating that the death toll may still rise.
Nearly three months after the January wildfires in Los Angeles, investigators discovered human remains in a burned lot on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif., raising the total death toll from the fires to 30.
The discovery came 12 weeks after the Eaton fire broke out on the evening of Jan. 7, burning more than 14,000 acres and destroying more than 9,000 structures.
With their combined death toll at 30, the two fires make up the second-deadliest wildfire in California history, following the Camp fire which killed 85 people.
Even separately, the Eaton and Palisades fires rank among the deadliest in California; the Palisades fire is the ninth deadliest and the Eaton fire the fifth deadliest.
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