A converted artists' warehouse in Oakland that burned down in 2016, killing 36 people, was quietly razed this month in preparation for possible development into badly needed low-income housing.
FILE - Flowers, pictures, signs and candles, are placed at the scene of a warehouse fire which killed dozens in Oakland, Calif. Dec. 13, 2016. The converted artists' warehouse that was acquired by The Unity Council, a nonprofit community development organization, was quietly razed in May 2023, in preparation for possible development into badly needed low-income housing.
The property that housed the Ghost Ship warehouse was acquired by The Unity Council, a nonprofit community development organization based in Oakland.last week that they plan to move forward with care, knowing how sensitive the issue is for the families of those who died when a fire broke out in the warehouse during a Dec. 2, 2016, electronic music party.
“We just want to be really, really thoughtful in this process and just understand what a tragic event this was to them,” he said. No cause was determined in the fire, but a likely electrical overload filled the warehouse with smoke and flames that quickly trapped partygoers inside. The building had beenand lacked working exits and fire extinguishers. A jumble of extension cords, rugs, old sofas and other flammable items crammed the structure.
Prosecutors charged Derick Almena, the master tenant on the lease who also lived in the building with his wife and children, and resident Max Harris with the deaths. A jury acquitted Harris in 2019, but Almena's trial ended in a hung jury.to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter and served the rest of his sentence on home arrest.The fire exposed flaws in the city's fire inspections, and OaklandCopyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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