What we know about the people killed in the California wildfires
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Details are starting to emerge of the victims of the Los Angeles fires - and at least two died trying to protect the homes where they raised families for decades. The number of people killed by the wildfires has increased from 11 to 13, according to officials.
The Eaton fire has killed eight people and the Palisades fire has killed five. LA fires latest: New evacuation order as 13 confirmed dead. Here is what we know so far about the victims:. Anthony and Justin Mitchell. The 67-year-old great-grandfather of 10 died in his Altadena home. His son Justin Mitchell also died.
Justin's older brother - also called Anthony - told Sky News's US partner network NBC News: "He probably could have gotten himself out but he wasn't going to leave my brother. "He really loved his kids.". Erliene Louise Kelley. Briana Navarro, 33, lived with her grandmother at the family's Altadena home - along with her husband and two daughters.
Mrs Navarro told NBC News that her husband wanted to leave. Read more:In pictures: Before and after the blazesWhat caused the fires?. However Mrs Kelly told them she was fine and decided to stay at the property. Police confirmed to Mrs Navarro on Thursday night that her grandmother died when the fire engulfed the home.
She said she thinks her grandmother was "at peace" staying in the home she "tended to every day" for more than four decades. Victor Shaw. Victor Shaw, 66, was trying to protect his home that had been in the family for over five decades when he was killed Tuesday night in the Eaton Fire.
