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At least 24 people have been reported dead in fires raging across Los Angeles. Five lived near each other in a ravaged Altadena neighborhood.
- Published Jan. 9, 2025Updated Jan. 12, 2025, 9:42 p.m. ET
Five of the 24 people reported to have died in the fires raging around Los Angeles lived within blocks of each other, in a close-knit Altadena neighborhood near the eastern portion of the city.
The area abutted Angeles National Forest, and residents said many people had lived there for generations, handing down homes they bought decades ago and that they had meticulously kept up.
Two of the dead, a father and his son, who had cerebral palsy, had called for help evacuating, but none came. One of the victims was found near a garden hose he had been using to spray his house as the fire bore down.
At least 24 people total have been reported dead across Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. Among them, 16 people died in the Eaton fire in the east, and eight in the Palisades fire near the coast.
The dead also included a hang-glider, a surfer and a former child star from Australia.
Here is what we know about some of the victims:
Anthony and Justin Mitchell
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Anthony Mitchell, 68, lived with his sons Justin and Jordan, both in their thirties, in a family home handed down for two generations.
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