New woe for LA as fire roars towards famed hotspot Brentwood and 405 Freeway partially closes: Live updates

The official number of deaths from the Los Angeles wildfires rose to eleven on Friday evening.

Five deaths were linked to the Palisades fire, while the rest were the result of the Eaton fire, according to the LA medical examiner’s office.

Cadaver dogs are being deployed to comb through bulldozed neighborhoods as officials warned the actual death toll is likely to rise.

The dead included 85, who were ordered to evacuate but wanted to stay behind with her pets, CNN reported.

Her body was discovered in her car on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is keeping her job, according to sources, after hugging staff goodbye and meeting with the mayor.

A source initially told DailyMail.com on Friday afternoon that the fire chief had been fired, but the mayor’s office told ABC7 that Crowley still had her job.

The office’s official statement to the outlet said the pair “met,” without any reference to whether Crowley remained in her position.

A petition demanding the “immediate” resignation of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has collected more than 53,000 signatures in just three days.

Bass is among those who have been dragged over the coals for their handling of the bushfires currently raging through the city.

Questions are mounting about why LA and California officials failed to prepare for the disaster when they had ample warning of advancing winds.

Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Bass have been eviscerated for their handling of the disaster, from empty fire hydrants to a lack of firefighters and empty reservoirs in the heart of the flames.

Helicopters have been fighting unsuccessfully to contain the massive Palisades Fire currently ravaging parts of Los Angeles.

The fast-spreading fire is now beginning to spread into the famed Mandeville Canyon and Brentwood neighborhoods, partially closing the 405 Freeway.

As of Friday evening, the flames had burned 21,317 hectares and were only 8% contained.

More than 150,000 people also remained under evacuation orders.