An elderly retired actress has been found dead in her Los Angeles home after it was burned to the ground amid the raging wildfires.

Dalyce Curry, 95, died after the Eaton Fire tore through her property in Altadena just north of LA , her family has confirmed in heartbreaking social media updates.

California first responders uncovered her remains 6pm Sunday. One of Curry’s great-grand𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, Dalyce Kelley, confirmed the sad news on Facebook.

Kelley woke up to a text alert warning her the power had cut at Curry’s home. She drove back to Altadena to check on her, but was stopped by police.

As the official death toll climbs to 24, anxious residents are preparing for another 72 hours of hellish weather conditions expected to propel the fires in new directions.

In all, four fires have consumed more than 62 square miles across the most affluent neighborhoods of LA, with A-list celebrity homes and restaurant hotspots among the 12,300 structures wiped out.

Local fire departments have warned that harsher winds and more fire would prevent those under mandatory evacuation orders from returning home to assess the damage.