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At least 11 people have died as wildfires rage in Los Angeles – and there are fears that number will rise. Officials say it may take several weeks to identify victims as traditional methods – such as fingerprinting and visual identification – may not be possible. Here is what we know about those…
At least 11 people have died as wildfires rage in Los Angeles – and there are fears that number will rise.
Officials say it may take several weeks to identify victims as traditional methods – such as fingerprinting and visual identification – may not be possible.
Here is what we know about those who are reported to have died after their family members spoke to US media.
Hajime White told the Washington Post she received a call from her 67-year-old father, in which he said “the fire’s in the yard”.
Mr Mitchell, a 67-year-old retired salesman and amputee, lived with his son Justin, who was in his early 20s and had cerebral palsy, the newspaper reported.
Another one of Mr Mitchell’s sons, Jordan, lived with the pair but he was in hospital with an infection, the Washington Post reported.
Ms White told the newspaper she had received the news that Mr Mitchell and Justin had died, adding: “It’s like a ton of bricks just fell on me.”
Mr Mitchell was a father of four, grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 10, Ms White said.
Victor Shaw died trying to defend his home from the wildfire in Altadena, his family said.
The 66-year-old’s body was found on the side of the road by his property, with a garden hose in his hand, according to TV network KTLA. The property had been in Mr Shaw’s family for nearly 55 years, it reported.
Mr Shaw lived at the home with his younger sister Shari, who said she tried to get him to evacuate with her on Tuesday night as the fire moved closer.
She told KTLA that he refused because he wanted to try to fight the fire, adding that she had to flee because “the embers were so big and flying like a firestorm”.
Ms Shaw told CBS News she would miss her big brother.
“I’ll miss talking to him, joking about, traveling with him and I’ll just miss him to death,” she said. “I just hate that he had to go out like