The deaths are still under investigation by the department.

This article was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1:53 p.m.

ET to update the current death-toll numbers from the fires.

Death Toll Rises to at Least 16 People in Los Angeles Wildfires

Flames and smoke are seen close to power lines as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on Jan. 11.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images