The death toll for January's Eaton Fire has risen after human remains were discovered in Altadena, months after a pair of blazes destroyed homes and businesses in Los Angeles County.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner said in a that a crew responded to reports of human remains being discovered on Monday at the 10 block of La Venezia Court in Altadena. The crew later confirmed the findings as legitimate.

The remains were found roughly a mile away from Eliot Arts Magnet, which is where forensic teams found another set of human remains on April 2. 

As of Tuesday morning, the descendant has not been identified. It's not yet clear if the person was male or female.

The medical examiner stated that it will release the identity of the person after notifying the next of kin. The department uses a variety of scientific methods to identify the remains, including the use of dental records and DNA.

With the new findings, the death toll for the Eaton Fire rose to 19, bringing the total of deaths from the January fires to 31. As many as 12 people died as a result of the Palisades Fire. 

The Eaton Fire is the deadliest in modern LA County history. The only wildfire to kill more people happened roughly 80 years ago in Griffith Park. That brush fire killed