Weve lost . We need to assure the ones that lost all their belongings, their places to stay, that they will have shelter. vo lowery says hes been reaching out to other non profits that can help provide a place to stay, and that they are slowly taking the displaced fire victims into their facilities. As for the state of the building the conditions people were living in before the fire started, that is something that very well acould come upin a lawsuit from victims or their families. spencer a mediator hired by cook says the place was unhinhabitable when she did a walkthrough a few weeks ago. Live in oakland, Spencer Blake, kron four news. catherine also in oakland the owner of the warehouse where the deadly ghost ship fire happenedin december is facing another lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed last week by the father of one of the victims. Its just the latest in a string of lawsuits. It claims the Building Owner was aware of fire hazards but did nothing about them. It also claims the buil
A fire captain reported finding lifethreatening hazards in the building, and recommending shuttering the place. But instead, the city gave the owner the chance to make repairs. Today an attorney for the Master Tenant said lawsuits could be coming. Hes a dynamic, young 64year old that lost his life. Aurea lewis is one of the directors of Urojas Community services, and shes also one of the people who lost a loved one her brother in mondays san pablo avenue fire. A mediator hired by attorney james cook, who represents urojas, says the place still had uninhabitable conditions when she did a walkthrough just a couple weeks ago. There was water leaking down from the ceiling from the bathroom of the second floor coming down to the first floor. There were exposed wires. Cook has been representing urojas ever since eviction attempts by the buildings owner, keith kim, began in december. Kim claimed the Master Tenant owed him unpaid rent. This was around the same time the city inspection found th
Captain told his superiors, the building should be shutdown immediatley. Due to several hazards. Instead,the Building Owner was given more time to do repairs. steve tonight we have Team Coverage. Spencer blake heard from people impacted by the fire. And a possible lawsuit ahead. First ella sogominan is live and ella you just talked to the mayor. What exactly is she going to do . Weve heard this building now in ruins was the center of constant safety complaints before the fatal fire erupted so the oakland mayor tells us shes come up with a plan to combat a huge demand for fire inspection and a lack of staff. Oakland mayor libby schaaf is doubling the number of fire inspectors adding six more in light of two fatal fires in recent months. Libby schaaf, oakland mayor and while we wait to get those people in place we are reassigning existing staff so we can fast track more problem Property Inspections as well as ensure that all of our annual inspections are up to date. The latest fire erupt
Of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week. marty landing that breaking news were following. A man is dead this morning and two construction workers are injured following a crash on interstate 880 in hayward. This happened around 3 30 this morning on southbound 880 near winton avenue. Police say a driver crashed into a cal trans construction pickup truck, and died at the scene. Two construction workers are suffering from minor injuries this morning. marty landing more breaking news out of antioch. One person is dead after crashing their car into a fire truck in antioch. It happened on highway 4 near the summerville exit. The fire truck was working another accident when the crash happened. A firefighter who was on board the firetruck was injured and sent to the hospital. Their injuries are unknown. marty landing breaking news out of vallejo. One person is dead after a shooting just before 11 last night at the intersection of marin and pennsylvania. Thats where officers fo
3 the victim is in the hospital tonight but there is no word yet on his condition. 3 Fox Carolinas shale remien has been following this story since this afternoon. Shale, what did police tell you about the case so far . 3 diana and cody there are still many Unanswered Questions tonight surrounding this case. Law enforcement has not released the name of the man who was shot in the head. We do know that he was taken to the hospital by his cousin. Now tonight, people at oakland Place Apartments say they are scared a shooting happened so close to the place they call home. 3 3 3 greer Law Enforcement and forscenic units on scene after a man was shot in the head. The shooting happened in the parking lot at oakland Place Apartments. Units were out investigating for hours. 3 3 upon our arrival nobody was on the scene. We got a call from the hospital saying that we had a gunshot victim that had arrived at greer memorial hospital. Police say they shooting but they are trying to identify two men