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supporting the whole you. today marks 6 years since the deadliest fire in the history of oakland. was terrible. december second, 2016. that s what 36 people attending an event at the ghost ship warehouse lost their lives. kron 4 ella sogomonian joins us now with a look back. a warehouse in oakland that went by the name ghost ship was converted into both the home and event space years ago. it drew partygoers for many nights filled with music and fun. but for 36 people, a dance on december second, 2016 would be their last. i just heard somebody. out, well, fire. give me a fire extinguisher. it all happened really quickly. fire went with a really was a window of maybe 5 minutes between the fire happening. and you just didn t get out. the artists collective wasn t set up or permitted to support the vision of derrick coleman. a the master tenant was held criminally responsible for illegally using the building as a live work space. prosecutors described that makeshi ....