At least nine people are killed and another 25 missing after devastating fire breaks out on the second floor during a 100-person late-night rave inside an Oakland warehouse with no sprinklers
Officials say at least nine people died in massive fire in at ‘Rave Cave’ that was held in an Oakland warehouse
Fire Chief Teresa Deloche-Reed said that at least another 25 people are still unaccounted
She said: ‘We still have to do a more thorough search of the building and we don’t know the potential number of other victims’
Officials say there was no sprinkler system in the building and firefighters saw no evidence that smoke detectors were activated during the blaze
Crews found flames on three sides of building when they arrived to scene after fire started around 11:30pm
Party in city’s Fruitvale district was part of musician Golden Donna’s ‘100% Silk’ West Coast tour
Oakland police said those concerned about missing people should contact the Alameda County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau 510-382-3000
By JENNY STANTON
DAILYMAIL.COM
3 December 2016
At least nine people died in a massive fire that destroyed a northern California warehouse during an electronic music party early Saturday morning as officials said the building had no sprinkler system.
Fire Chief Teresa Deloche-Reed said that at least another 25 people are still unaccounted for after the deadly blaze started around 11:30pm in the 1300 block of 31st Avenue during an event advertised as ‘Rave Cave’ featuring musician Golden Donna’s 100% Silk West Coast tour.
‘We still have to do a more thorough search of the building and we don’t know the potential number of other victims,’ Deloche-Reed said at about 6am PT on Saturday.
She added that there was no sprinkler system and that firefighters saw no evidence that smoke detectors were activated during the blaze. Arson investigators are being called to the scene.
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