Five people have died in the Eaton Fire burning northeast of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The identities and circumstances of their deaths have not been disclosed.

Kimiko Nickerson said her father Rodney insisted on staying in their family home that he purchased in 1968 for $5.

The Eaton Fire has burned more than 10,000 acres in northeast Los Angeles County, forcing about 33,000 residents to flee. It has torched homes and burned houses of worship in the communities of Altadena and Pasadena and is responsible for multiple deaths.

Five people have died in the Eaton fire ravaging Altadena and parts of Pasadena, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Wednesday afternoon. The previous death toll was two. Luna tells KNX News there's no additional information available about the three newly reported deaths.