'It's like a ton of bricks fell on me' - Victims' loved ones share stories

At slightest 10 radical person died arsenic wildfires rage successful Los Angeles - and determination are fears that fig volition rise.

Officials accidental it whitethorn instrumentality respective weeks to place victims arsenic accepted methods - specified arsenic fingerprinting and ocular recognition - whitethorn not beryllium possible.

Here is what we cognize astir those who are reported to person died aft their household members spoke to US media.

Anthony Mitchell and his big lad Justin died astatine their location successful Altadena arsenic they tried to flight the wildfires, their household said.

Hajime White told the Washington Post she received a telephone from her 67-year-old father, successful which helium said "the fire's successful the yard".

Mr Mitchell, a 67-year-old retired salesman and amputee, lived with his lad Justin, who was successful his aboriginal 20s and had cerebral palsy, the paper reported.

Another 1 of Mr Mitchell's sons, Jordan, lived with the brace but helium was successful infirmary with an infection, the Washington Post reported.

Ms White told the paper she had received the quality that Mr Mitchell and Justin had died, adding: "It's similar a ton of bricks conscionable fell connected me."

Mr Mitchell was a begetter of four, gramps of 11 and great-grandfather of 10, Ms White said.

Victor Shaw died trying to support his location from the wildfire successful Altadena, his household said.

The 66-year-old's assemblage was recovered connected the broadside of the roadworthy by his property, with a plot hose successful his hand, according to TV web KTLA. The spot had been successful Mr Shaw's household for astir 55 years, it reported.

Mr Shaw lived astatine the location with his younger sister Shari, who said she tried to get him to evacuate with her connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic the occurrence moved closer.

She told KTLA that helium refused due to the fact that helium wanted to effort to combat the fire, adding that she had to fly due to the fact that "the embers were truthful large and flying similar a firestorm".

Ms Shaw told CBS News she would miss her large brother.

"I'll miss talking to him, joking about, traveling with him and I'll conscionable miss him to death," she said. "I conscionable hatred that helium had to spell retired similar that."

Rodney Nickerson died astatine his location successful Altadena, according to his daughter, who said her begetter believed the wildfire would "pass over".

Kimiko Nickerson told KTLA her begetter had bought the spot successful 1968 and had experienced erstwhile fires implicit the decades.

She said Mr Nickerson "felt this was going to walk over" and that helium would stay astatine his home.

Ms Nickerson told CBS News that the past remark her begetter made to her was: "I'll beryllium present tomorrow." She confirmed to the broadcaster that his assemblage had been found.

The household of 83-year-old Erliene Kelley person voiced fears she is among the victims, telling the Los Angeles Times it had been much than 48 hours since they past heard from her.

According to the newspaper, Briana Navarro said her grandma was "adamant" she did not privation to evacuate due to the fact that erstwhile fires had ne'er reached the location successful Altadena.

Ms Navarro said her parent had seen a societal media station by LA Fire Alerts which included Ms Kelley's code and stated a idiosyncratic was trapped wrong the burning home.

Ms Navarro said her parent "just broke down" and "knew that my grandma astir apt didn't marque it out".

"And that benignant of confirmed it for maine arsenic well," she added.