The death toll from the devastating Los Angeles County fires has risen to 24, with more than a dozen people still missing and at least three blazes still burning.
The L.A. County Medical Examiner said Sunday that 16 people had been killed in the Eaton Fire and another eight had been killed in the Palisades Fire, making some of the deadliest fires in California history. The fires have so far burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed 12,000 structures.
With the number of missing expected to rise, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said 12 people were missing from the Eaton Fire zone near Pasadena, with another four from the Palisades Fire near the coast.
Victims identified so far included 85-year-old Annette Rossilli, Anthony and Justin Mitchell, Erliene Kelley, 66-year-old Victor Shaw, Rodney Nickerson, Rory Callum Sykes, 55-year-old Randall Miod, Charles Mortimer, and Dalcye…