More than six months after wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said Tuesday that the death toll had reached 31.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner (DME) said human remains were found on the 10 block of La Venezia Court in Altadena, the site of the Eaton Fire. The discovery was reported to authorities, and the department’s Special Operations Response Team verified at the scene that the remains were human.
In total, 19 people have officially died in the Eaton Fire, while 12 people died in the Palisades Fire.
The medical examiner’s office said it uses “dental records, medical records, and familial DNA associated with missing persons reports to compare to unidentified decedents.”…