(L.A.) Zhi Feng Zhao, 84, Died in the Eaton Fire

Case Number: 2025-00564

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 84-year-old Asian male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Zhi Feng Zhao.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Inhalation of Products of Combustion and Thermal Injuries

RIP ZHIFENG ZHAO (November 8, 1940 – January 9, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

The decedent perished in the Eaton Fire. His remains were found in the 3200 block of Tonia Avenue in Altadena.

He arrived in the United States from China in 1989.

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