What do we know about the victims?

At least 10 people have died as a result of wildfires raging in Los Angeles, and there are fears the number will rise.

Officials say it could take several weeks to identify victims because traditional methods such as fingerprinting and visual identification may not be possible.

Here’s what we know about the people whose deaths were reported after their family members spoke to US media.

Family says Anthony Mitchell and his adult son Justin died in their Altadena home while trying to escape the fires.

Hajime White told The Washington Post that she received a call from her 67-year-old father saying there was a “fire burning in the yard.”

Mitchell, a 67-year-old retired salesman and amputee, lived with his son Justin, who is in his 20s, and has cerebral palsy, according to the newspaper.

The Washington Post reported that Mitchell’s other son, Jordan, lived with the couple but was in the hospital with an infection.

Ms White told the newspaper she received the news of Mitchell and Justin’s death, adding: “It was like a ton of bricks hit me.”

White stated that Mitchell was the father of four children, grandfather of 11 and great-grandfather of 10.

His family reported that Victor Shaw died while trying to defend his home from a fire in Altadena.

According to reports, the body of a 66-year-old man was found on the side of the road next to his property with a garden hose in his hand. KTLA television network. It said the property had been in Mr Shaw’s family for almost 55 years.

Shaw lived in the house with his younger sister, Shari, who says she tried to get him to evacuate Tuesday night as the fire got closer.

She told KTLA that he refused because he wanted to try to put out the fire, adding that she had to run because “the embers were so big and coming like a firestorm.”

Mrs. Shaw told CBS News she will miss her older brother.

“I will miss talking to him, joking with him, traveling with him, and I will miss him to death,” she said. “I just hate that he had to leave like that.”

Rodney Nickerson died at his Altadena home, according to his daughter, and her father believed the fire would “pass.”

Kimiko Nickerson he told KTLA her father bought the property in 1968 and had experienced previous fires over the decades.

She said Nickerson “felt it would pass” and that he would stay in his home.

Mrs Nickerson he told CBS News that her father’s last remark to her was, “I’ll be here tomorrow.” She confirmed to the sender that his body had been found.

The family of 83-year-old Erliene Kelley expressed concern that she was among the victims Los Angeles Times. it had been over 48 hours since they last contacted her.

According to the newspaper, Briana Navarro stated that her grandmother was “adamant” that she did not want to evacuate because previous fires never reached the Altadena home.

Ms. Navarro said her mother saw a social media post from LA Fire Alerts that included Ms. Kelley’s address and stated that a person was trapped in the burning house.

Ms. Navarro said her mother “just broke down” and “knew my grandmother most likely wouldn’t make it.”

“And that kind of confirmed it for me as well,” she added.