ninan: good evening. i m reena ninan with the western edition of the broadcast. it started as a friday night party inside a senivated warehouse. it ended in what may be the deadliest structure fire in oakland s history. the fire destroyed a two-story building in oakland s fruitval. fruitvaledistrict. officials say many of the victims were in their 20s. carter evans is there. reporter: flames tore through this converted warehouse during an electronic music party late friday night. crews attacked the blaze from every angle as fire and smoke poured through windows and walls. dozens struggled to scaept crowded space. you tried to, like, figure out where the smoke was coming from, and then we saw where the fire was. it was on the back, left corner of the space. and started yelling and trying to get everyone out. i mean, it all happened really quick. reporter: he was a resident artist in the building. after the fire broke out, he and a friend split ways. i haven t seen