The Death toll from the devastating California wildfires has risen to eleven, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Friday.
According to Fox News, the number of persons confirmed dead is expected to rise as the incident moved into a fifth consecutive day on Saturday.
It was gathered that over 12,300 homes and buildings have gone up in flames since the incident started early in the week
Fresh evacuations were ordered Friday night in some of the affected parts, including Mandeville Canyon.
A company that monitors electrical activity, Whisker Labs, says faults along the Los Angeles power grid skyrocketed in the same areas where three of the major wildfires are currently raging.
The chief executive of the company, Bob Marshall told Fox News Digital that the company recorded sharp increases in faults in the hours prior to the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst Fires.
“Faults are caused by tree limbs touching wires or wires blowing in the wind and touching.
“That creates a spark in a fault, and we detect all of those things,” Marshall explained, adding that he can’t definitively say whether one of those faults caused a fire.
