First discovered: 11:14 a.m. Aug. 8 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 11:14 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

Earlier this year, wildfires in and around Los Angeles destroyed homes and business, displaced families and caused millions in damage. The fires claimed 31 lives on an official basis, but new information shows that number is likely far lower than the true count of casualties from the disastrous

The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year — burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, straining firefighting resources and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes — may have led to hundreds more deaths than were recorded,