A father at the bedside of his son and a woman who stayed behind with her beloved pets are among California wildfire victims

Cătălin Roșioru

CNN  —  An amputee and his son with cerebral palsy were among the 11 deaths in the fires raging around Los Angeles . The father was found at his son’s bedside. One victim told a relative that he did not want to evacuate. He died trying to fight the blaze that consumed his home of more than 50 years. Another victim, an 85-year-old woman, refused to leave her home as the fast-moving Palisades Fire approached, preferring instead to stay behind with her beloved pets. Five of the 11 deaths appear