Died. She was also known as alana cane, she was a psychology phd student. They were told she died without suffering from smoke inhalation. Her boyfriend also died in the fire. Also joey matlock died in the fire, described as a philosopher of electronic music. Friends say he was the enterelest l aum people. The city Council Voted to ratify a local state of emergency because of the shoeftship fire. It will allow local businesses to ask for Financial Relief from the federal Small Business administration. The City Council Member says many need the help. I am learning today that the businesses are under insured, fragile in terms of working capitol and may cover for Economic Injury loans. Artists whose work were destroyed in the fire are also eligible for federal assistance. Laura . Reporter weve heard about which city agencies may or may not have visited before the fire. Today, weve learned that one county agency may have been inside of the warehouse several days ago. He hired me for sek ti
Fire administration. The interim head of the building and Planning Department says inspectors did respond to complaints in recent years, none went into the warehouse itself. Our records show they had not been in the area for 30 years. This is the highest number of fatalities in 13 years in the country. Despite an announcement that the atf was looking at a refrigerat refrigerator, a spokesperson says not so fast. There has been misinformation circulating that a reridge freighter refrigerator was the cause of the fire. It is being investigated. Reporter the investigation will continue and he evidence from the scene taken to an undisclosed location. Its being preserved because every piece of the structure is relevant to what happened. And we want to figure out why did it collapse . Sheriffs told us at some point theyre hoping to create a 3 d recreation from beginning to end and other investigators expected to be on the scene for a couple more days. The city of oakland outlining the contac
36 people ranging from teens to 60s went to a party to listen to music and they never left. Two more victims were identified today, including jason mccarte from oakland, he worked at prestige music group. Also, the oldest victim, wolfgang rener lived in oakland. Investigators identified 29 victims. Laura anthony is live tonight with the latest information. Laura . Reporter oakland city officials talked about the greater oversight of cases like this not just cracking down on violations but to improve conditions that might not be safe. This has been a devastating tragedy but would be another if did not learn lessons. Five days after a deadly fire gutted a warehouse, oakland mayor announced a creation of a National Task force. Creating a task force of National Fire Safety Experts with the help of the National Fire administration. The interim head of the building and Planning Department says inspectors did respond to complaints in recent years, and none went into the warehouse itself. Our
This opportunity to make decisive and immediate steps to improve our system and to make our residents safer. Reporter still, five days after the deadly fire, the mayor was still unable to say when the last time the ghost ship warehouse had a fire inspection. Still, i do not know the answer to that question. And i dont need to not answer to that question to tell you that we can improve our fire inspection and prevention process. Reporter so the mayor is calling for a task force of experts to be brought in. But in the meantime, she made it clear what would not happen in the wake of the deadly fire. I want to be clear that we will not scapegoat City Employees in the wake of this disaster. Rather, we will provide them the guidance, clarity and support that they need and deserve. Reporter are we ordering inspections of other warehouses in the oakland area . This incident has caused a new flood of complaints and concerns coming into the city and we are addressing those promptly. Reporter how
Of mind. Terry wiley is the chief assistant district attorney. He has the experience. He has been working in the d. A. S office for more than 30 years. He talks about getting to the root of the problem and says it starts with education in schools, referencing disparities in reading levels at oakland unified. When you cannot read or you are not at reading level, there is a High Percentage of individuals who do not graduate from high school and those who do not graduate from high school many times find themselves in the criminal justice system. Reporter wiley says as d. A. He will work to close those disparities. When it comes to serious and Violent Crime happening now, his focus is on repeat offenders. He prides himself on having empathy. I am the youngest of 12 kids, whose father passed when i was seven, so you know i am a product, i am really a product of the american dream. You know, that i came from where there probably were not Great Expectations coming from a singleparent househol