Full Coverage: Deadly Oakland warehouse fire
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Smoke inhalation killed all 36 people who perished in a December fire at an Oakland warehouse, according to investigators.
March 4, 2017
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Lawyers representing Derick Ion Almena, the manager of the Ghost Ship warehouse, say negligence on the part of Oakland city officials was to blame for a fire that killed 36 people this month, and not their client.
Dec. 20, 2016
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The first body he saw, he recognized.
Dec. 18, 2016
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In the two weeks since the Oakland fire that claimed 36 lives at the venue known as Ghost Ship, the crackdown on other DIY (do it yourself) music venues has already begun.
Dec. 17, 2016
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One of the biggest mysteries to come out of the deadly Ghost Ship fire is why authorities didn’t do more to address safety and health concerns about a warehouse that some former residents described as a “death trap.”
Dec. 17, 2016
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The warehouse where 36 people died earlier this month is just 500 feet from Oakland Fire Station No. 13.
Dec. 13, 2016
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As Oakland’s tightknit arts community continues to grapple with dozens of deaths in the Ghost Ship warehouse blaze, it is also being roiled by heightened scrutiny over the safety of similar living spaces.
Dec. 12, 2016
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As television cameras and heavy equipment began to vacate the site of the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, a steady stream of locals and travelers from near and far continued to arrive Sunday.
Dec. 12, 2016
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In a small mortuary in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, they remembered a young artist with a laugh that roared up from deep in her belly and dragged everyone else in the room into hysterics.
Dec. 10, 2016
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They were drinking at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, an old gay bar in the Tenderloin known for its drag shows and cheap steaks.
Dec. 10, 2016
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As investigators probed the cause of a warehouse fire that killed 36 people, Oakland city officials faced more scrutiny over their handling of complaints about the building in the years before the blaze.
Dec. 10, 2016
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On Friday night, several hundred people were on hand at the Oakland Museum of California to pay tribute to the Ghost Ship victims.
Dec. 9, 2016
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The room for rent last summer inside the converted warehouse at 1919 Market St. in West Oakland had all the magic of an artists colony that Sam Code wanted.
Dec. 9, 2016
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Investigators have ruled out a faulty refrigerator as the cause of a fire that killed 36 people in an Oakland warehouse last week.
Dec. 9, 2016
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With the search for victims of the Oakland warehouse fire complete, investigators are looking at several key questions: What caused the fire that killed 36 people during an unpermitted concert?
Dec. 8, 2016
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For four days, they sifted through despair.
Dec. 7, 2016
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In the wake of Oakland’s devastating warehouse fire that killed 36 people last week, Los Angeles city officials will meet next week to determine how to address the city’s own unpermitted housing issues, the city attorney’s office said.
Dec. 7, 2016
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With the recovery of bodies from the Oakland warehouse fire now complete, officials are now focusing their attention on determining the cause of the blaze that killed 36 people during a concert.
Dec. 7, 2016
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Oakland officials revealed Thursday that no building code enforcement inspector has been inside the warehouse where 36 people died in at least 30 years, raising new questions about government oversight of the property.
Dec. 7, 2016
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The search for remains at the scene of the deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland has concluded, leaving the death toll at 36, officials said Wednesday.
Dec. 7, 2016
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From the moment tenants met Derick Ion Almena, they knew he wouldn’t be an ordinary landlord.
Dec. 6, 2016
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They would come in twos and threes, mothers pushing baby strollers, grandmothers on walkers, day laborers on their way to nearby street corners to wait for work, all wanting to see and maybe to understand the horror that had erupted in their neighborhood.
Dec. 6, 2016
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Officials in Oakland asked for a declaration of emergency Tuesday, clearing the way for the city to receive federal and state funding to cover the massive response to a warehouse fire that left 36 people dead.
Dec. 6, 2016
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As searchers continued to sift through the scorched ruins of an Oakland warehouse where at least 36 people died Friday night, the city has experienced an outpouring of support for the victims’ families and survivors.
Dec. 6, 2016
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The manager of an Oakland warehouse said he was “incredibly sorry” for a devastating fire that killed at least 36 people during an electronic music event Friday night, but balked when asked if he should be held accountable for the loss.
Dec. 6, 2016
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A fatal fire Friday night at a party in a converted warehouse in Oakland has claimed the lives of at least nine people.
Dec. 3, 2016
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For more than two years, the gray converted warehouse — where a massive fire killed at least 36 people Friday night — had been on Oakland officials’ radar.
Dec. 5, 2016
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There are growing calls for a full accounting of how Oakland city officials handled safety and health issues at a warehouse where at least 36 people died in a fire amid evidence that various city agencies fielded complaints over the last two years.
Dec. 5, 2016
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As criminal investigators begin to examine who is to blame for one of the worst fires in modern California history, Oakland authorities continued to search for bodies in the ruins of a warehouse blaze Monday after halting briefly to test for structural weaknesses.
Dec. 5, 2016
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A man who managed an Oakland warehouse and artist collective where a massive fire killed at least 36 people spoke publicly Sunday night for the first time, telling a Bay Area news station the victims were his friends, family and “children.”
Dec. 5, 2016
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As the death toll in the Oakland warehouse fire climbs, investigators face a daunting task: figuring out how flames swiftly raced through the building and killed so many inside.
Dec. 5, 2016
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In the desperate hours after the warehouse inferno — long before Oakland officials would release the identities of the charred bodies found inside — family and friends tried to cobble together information online.
Dec. 4, 2016
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They had come together out of their love for electronic music and the underground scene that it fostered.
Dec. 4, 2016
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They happen all the time, all around the country: unpermitted dance parties put on by artists, promoters and others who bypass official channels to give fans an opportunity to revel in their music.
Dec. 4, 2016
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Alameda County prosecutors have assigned criminal investigators to probe the fire at an Oakland warehouse that claimed at least 33 lives.
Dec. 4, 2016
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Carmen Brito woke up Friday night to smoke and an orange glow coming from the corner.
Dec. 4, 2016
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For artists, this city’s collection of warehouses is a blank canvas, places where they can live, paint, craft and perform.
Dec. 4, 2016
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When Carol Crewdson heard one of her friends went dancing at the Oakland warehouse, she knew she had to spread the word.
Dec. 4, 2016
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The fire that ripped through an electronic music concert at an Oakland warehouse-turned-art space Friday night was a worst-case scenario for anyone who attends such events.
Dec. 4, 2016
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Scrutiny is increasing about the conditions and management of an Oakland warehouse where at least 24 people died when a fire swept through during a concert Friday night.
Dec. 4, 2016
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The night was young, and Seung Lee liked the vibe of the dance party just starting in an old warehouse in the Fruitvale District, so he and two friends decided to stay.
Dec. 4, 2016
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People who managed to escape the Oakland warehouse that caught fire during a concert late Friday night described a horrific scene.
Dec. 3, 2016
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