Recovery Efforts At Oakland Warehouse Complete, Death Toll Stands At 36
Recovery efforts at an Oakland warehouse fire have ended and the death toll stands at 36.
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Recovery efforts at an Oakland warehouse fire have ended and the death toll stands at 36.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is looking at the possibility that a refrigerator or other appliance was the source of a warehouse fire that killed 36 people.
In their final moments, with the deadly flames quickly approaching and no way to escape, some of the victims of the Ghost Ship fire sent final text messages saying good-by to the loved ones.
Some people managed to text loved ones goodbye and "I love you" before they died in an Oakland warehouse fire that claimed three dozen lives, officials said, as heart-rending reports of victims' last moments emerged from the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade.
Thousands gathered in Lake Merritt Monday night to honor the lives lost in Friday night's deadly warehouse fire.
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