Schneider, said the flames possibly sparked by electrical issues quickly spread to the second floor. Partygoers upstairs were trapped and unable to get down these two wooden staircases. The occupants of the building were consumed by smoke before they were able to get out of the building. Reporter meanwhile, mac says she paid nearly 600 a month in rent. She also says lease holder, derek almena reused to make the building safer and profited off those living inside. A victim of the housing crisis, he is a predator of the housing crisis. Reporter and back here live, you can still see fire investigators here onscene. We have also been told the warehouse did not have fire alarms or a Sprinkler System inside of the now burned out building. Atf has also said, they ruled out arson, saying this was not an intentionally started fire. Were also learning they could be here for several more days. Reporting live in oakland tonight, im elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. Oakland mayor, libby schaaf, he
Ill be back with my full forecast in about 15 minutes. You can download our nbc bay area map and get updated forecasts and use the same Doppler Radar that jeff and his team uses. Tonight, there are many new developmen developments surrounding the warehouse fire. 36 people lost their lives there. Authorities confirming that the oakland fire is the deadliest fire in the United States in 13 years. Our Team Coverage begins with nbc bay areas elise kushner. Authorities are clearing up rumors about the source of the fire . Reporter thats right. Fire investigators say it started on the first floor. It quickly spread to the second trapping victims there and weve also found out in the last hour, agents from atf have set up a mobile command unit. You can see it here live. They are in there with a team of fire investigators, electrical engineers and fire engineer researchers all helping to determine the exact cause of the deadly blaze. Exposed wires, boarded up windows and a wooden staircase bare
Forward. While police removed barriers from the street and the mobile command center leaves the area and the family. Reporter and prayer vigil taking place at a memorial site near the warehouse. I feel i lost a loved one, a sister or brother because i was raised here in oakland. Oakland city leaders trying to cope with the deadliest tragedy this city has seen in decades and move forward with changes that could prevent another deadly fire of this magnitude. We are developing ways to immediately clarify the responsibility of City Employees to properly report any observation of dangerous Living Conditions or illegal events. Reporter as questions continued to swirl and the citys responsibility for inspecting buildings, mayor schaaf says she does not blame city officials. We will not scapegoat City Employees in the wake of this disaster. Reporter as the city helps families with the enormous grief, oaklands interim director of building and planning tonight talked about two open complaints on
Rainfall throughout the course of the morning. Good morning. Im sam brock. Im kris sanchez. The roads and the highways are wet. The commute has been rough. Though weve got a little break. Well look at San Francisco right now. You can see the clouds and the haze and the droplets of water on the camera as well. We deployed our storm ranger Doppler Radar to San Bruno Mountain to give us a groundlevel look at the weather systems in the bay area. We have Team Coverage of the microclimate weather alert. Nbc bay areas rick boon is in the elements. Mike inouye watching the traffic partners. Patterns. We begin with kari hall. We are once again taking a little bit of a break. Were going to look at the storm ranger radar as we get a view of, once again, the San Bruno Mountain. We are tracking some of the rain. It gives us an hd view of what should be on the radar and that rain coming down out of the clouds. And most of that rain has moved east of San Francisco and into the inner bay. And the bigg
Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena to serve the remainder of his sentence from home
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A courtroom sketch of the Derick Almena, top left, as he answers questions from his Defense Attorney Tony Serra, top center, as Judge Trina Thompson, top right, listens on at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, July 8, 2019. Almena faces involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from the 2016 Ghost Ship blaze that killed 36 people during a music show. Seated in the foreground from left is Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Autrey James, Alameda County assistant district attorney Casey Bates, Attorney Curts Briggs, and Defendant Max Harris. Almena will serve the remainder of his sentence from home, Judge Thompson ruled on Monday, March 8, 2021.Vicki Behringer / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less