LA fires live: Death toll rises to 24, according to Coroner

4:48 pm today

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on 11 January 2025. The Palisades Fire, the largest of the Los Angeles fires, spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods January 11, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control. Across the city, at least 11 people have died as multiple fires have ripped through residential areas since January 7, razing thousands of homes in destruction that US President Joe Biden likened to a "war scene." (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighbourhood and Encino, California, on 11 January 2025. Photo: AFP / Patrick Fallon

The Los Angeles fire death toll has risen to 24, according to the county of Los Angeles Medical Examiner.

AFP reported, eight of the dead were found in the Palisades fire zone and 16 in the Eaton fire zone.

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Meanwhile, 931 inmates are working cutting fire lines and removing fuel from behind structures to slow the spread of the wildfires, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Participants are paid by the department between US$5.80 (NZ$10.43) and US$10.24 (NZ$18.40) per day.

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