The study of the Los Angeles fires concluded that in addition to at least 30 deaths attributed to the fire, more than 400 other deaths could be blamed on the event, due to interruptions in health

Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, Boston University researchers suggest.

More than 400 additional deaths are estimated to be linked to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year, according to a new study. The figure, published on Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA,

A study published in JAMA suggests the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles, where 31 people were killed, could be responsible for more than 400 deaths. Another study found that the 2023 Maui wildfires left one in five people with lung damage.