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Some of the missing are from overseas, making identification of the victims - thought to be in their 20s and 30s - more difficult
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 04 December, 2016, 11:18am
UPDATED : Sunday, 04 December, 2016, 11:18am
COMMENTS:
Up to 40 people were feared dead in a huge fire that tore through a rave party in a warehouse near San Francisco, as authorities warned of a prolonged search and recovery effort.
The building lacked permits for people to live and work as a group of artists did, and for the party to take place, officials said, adding that it also had no smoke detectors or sprinklers.
That suggested the tragedy was entirely avoidable.
The interim chief of Oakland’s Planning Department, Darin Ranelletti, said the city had recently received complaints against the building for blight - debris and trash - placed in adjacent vacant lots, and illegal construction inside the building.
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 04 December, 2016, 11:18am
UPDATED : Sunday, 04 December, 2016, 11:18am
COMMENTS:
Up to 40 people were feared dead in a huge fire that tore through a rave party in a warehouse near San Francisco, as authorities warned of a prolonged search and recovery effort.
The building lacked permits for people to live and work as a group of artists did, and for the party to take place, officials said, adding that it also had no smoke detectors or sprinklers.
That suggested the tragedy was entirely avoidable.
The interim chief of Oakland’s Planning Department, Darin Ranelletti, said the city had recently received complaints against the building for blight - debris and trash - placed in adjacent vacant lots, and illegal construction inside the building.