At least 10 people have died from the Palisades and Eaton fires that continue to rage in Los Angeles County on Jan. 10.
According to the county coroner’s office, the department received notification of the deaths as of 9 p.m. Thursday.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner was working with local law enforcement and fire departments to respond to reported fatalities from the ongoing wildfires.
All deaths were pending investigation, which could take several more weeks. The coroner’s office is not able to respond to all death locations because of the fire conditions and safety concerns, the department said.
“Please also keep in mind [that] traditional means of identification, such as fingerprinting and visual identification, may not be available and will add more time for naming these decedents,” the coroner wrote in a statement….