Party at an artist warehouse. Somewhere between 50 and 100 people, the estimates vary. I dont want to commit to hundreds, but they were believed to be inside the building at 31st avenue and international boulevard at the fruitvale neighborhood. Lets go to vic. Reporter this is the 3100 block of east 12th street. Behind me is the building. A little while ago you could see during the last live shot a lot of the dump trucks here staging. Now its ceased. Take a closer look. This is where the dump trucks have been coming in and out. It was, if you will, a staging area for the cleanup. We have seen some pretty strange things coming out. The most unusual, if you will, was workers taking out what was definitely missile heads. Thats right. The ones that you fire off. Two missile heads they were taking off, in fact, taking out, in fact, in an hour. Now, this building is an artists colony. A lot of a vaunt guard work here. Missiles are strange. The crews are moving out. They were taking out debri
Around 11 30 friday night at the 31st avenue and international boulevard. Good morning. Im carolyn tyler. And im reggie akee. Its been a grim task for crews trying to recover the bodies. Its happening near 31st 31st avenue and international boulevard in east oakland, close to the bart station. We are joined live from the scene. Good morning, amy. Good morning, carolyn. Behind me you can hear and somewhat see that there is still a lot of activity going on. Crews still hard at work trying to gather evidence, trying to get in there. But they are protect the by these tents and tarps the Sheriffs Office has put up. They have set that up out of respect for the victims and their families to keep it out of sight. They are also using those tents as an area to gather and sort through what they are getting here. There are, though, people who have come to the scene to leave flowers here at the spot to remember those who lost their lives. This building was known as the ghost ship and artist colony
Hollyfield is joining us live from the scene. Good morning, amy. Good morning, carolyn. Its 6 00 a. M. On sunday but crews are quietly putting up their work. They have put up tents and tarps to keep their workout of view. You get the feeling its for out of contribute for the victims and families. Every once in a while we see a backhoe working back there and the beeping warning its going to reverse. Still a lot of activity here on the scene. People have left flowers here at the spot to remember those who lost their lives. This building was known as the ghost ship, an artist colony. There are several reports from people were living a here even though it was not permitted for that. It was permitted as a warehouse. People complained about the place and all the debris around it. There was a concert going on when the fire started. One said he couldnt believe what he didnt see. I didnt see many come out at all. Just the people that were already outside. So that was what really, really bothere
An Artist Community where people were living cluttered with old wood. And the slew of complaints this morning. Debris, garbage and trash. Those violations were accurate. Could this all have been prevented . Were the warning signs missed . Complete coverage of this deadly fire starts right now. Good sunday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. And this is a solemn morning, a morning where were still trying to understand the scope of the loss from this fire at a concert in oakland, california. Inside, a dilapidated warehouse, which was known to hold parties. Firefighters working through the night picking through debris from the burned out structure. A collapsed roof making the Recovery Efforts slow and potentially dangerous. Overnight, there was a memorial for the victims, people leaving flowers in memory of those who died, as many questions are swirling right now over how this fire start. Heres what we know so far. At least nine people killed. There are possibly dozens missing. T
Now from abc7, live breaking news. It was quiet. It was heartbreaking. To get through what we were able to accomplish in twelve hours was a phenomenal feat. You can see it on her face and her voice. The battalion chief and the most seasoned firefighters with her out there can hardly believe what they are finding in oakland this morning n the last few minutes an update on the number of lives lost. And it is staggering. We now know 24 people are confirmed dead, up from ten last night. Officials say that number is likely to rise. Firefighters say they have searched through only onefifth of that warehouse. They plan to be there for at least a few more days to complete their search. Investigators are working to identify right now those recovered bodies. Good morning, im reggie. And im carolyn tyler. It has been a grim aroundtheclock task for crews trying to recover the bodies. The battalion chief described it as a quiet, respectful search. This is all happening near 31st avenue and internat