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Criminal Charges Filed Against Landlord, Tenant of Ghost Ship Warehouse
The Alameda County District Attorney filed criminal charges on Monday against Derick Ion Almena, the landlord of the Oakland warehouse space known as the Ghost Ship, and Max Cardin Harris, a tenant who lived there.
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Lawsuit Filed For Another Victim of Oakland Warehouse Fire
The father of a man who died in the Ghost Ship fire last year has filed a lawsuit against the property owner and operators.
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Defense Team For Ghost Ship Collective Founder Says Fire Started Next Door
The defense team for Derick Ion Almena — the founder of the Ghost Ship collective — announced Monday that the fire which killed 36 people inside the Oakland warehouse — did not start there, but instead at an adjacent building.
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Oakland Mayor Issues Executive Orders After Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire
Oakland’s mayor issued new rules in Oakland on Wednesday geared to prevent tragedies like the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people died from a fire during a dance party on Dec. 2.
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First Lawsuit Filed in Deadly ‘Ghost Ship' Warehouse Blaze
The parents of a 20-year-old college student who died in the arms of her boyfriend in Oakland’s deadly warehouse fire filed the first lawsuit Friday in the disaster, blaming the building’s owner, chief tenant and others.
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Parents of Woman Found Dead in Boyfriend's Arms File First Lawsuit in Oakland Fire
A Bay Area couple whose 20-year-old daughter died in the country’s deadliest building fire in more than a decade have filed the first known lawsuit in the disaster.
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Ghost Ship Master Tenant's Attorneys: No Criminal Misconduct
Attorneys for master tenant Derick Ion Almena at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 people died in a fire Dec. 2 issued a statement Monday saying he didn’t engage in criminal misconduct and alleging that
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People ‘Dying Right in Front of Me': Oakland Warehouse Fire Survivor
To set foot in the Ghost Ship on a party night was to pass through the doors of an old warehouse and enter an exotic world glowing with rainbow lanterns, guarded by figures of Asian deities and pulsing with a welcoming vibe.
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No Cause Determined in Deadly Oakland Warehouse Fire; Investigation Continues
An investigation into the deadly Oakland warehouse fire has yet to determine what caused the blaze, officials said Wednesday.
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Legal Battle Already Brewing Over Who Is Accountable for Deadly Oakland Warehouse Fire
NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned that several families of victims from the deadly Oakland warehouse fire have already contacted attorneys.
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Recovery Efforts Complete at Site of Deadly Oakland Warehouse Fire; Officials Declare Local State of Emergency
Oakland officials on Tuesday have declared a local state of emergency due to a deadly warehouse fire that killed dozens of people.
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As Oakland Mourns Fire Victims, Future of Underground Art Venues Remains Uncertain
As officials scour over the last of the charred wreckage from the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people, questions are mounting over the future of remaining underground art venues and live-work spaces in the Bay Area.
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Anguished Oakland Warehouse Manager Refuses to Answer Safety Questions, Says He'd Rather ‘Get Trampled By the Parents'
The man who founded and ran the artists’ collective at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland said he is grief stricken and “incredibly sorry” after the tragic fire that took his home and many of his friends. But in speaking out about the tragedy he refused to answer questions about safety concerns, telling NBC’s “Today” show that he would rather...
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Promoters, ‘Ghost Ship' Operator Clashed in January 2015
The operator of the Ghost Ship warehouse – the scene of a devastating fire that has claimed three dozen lives – clashed last year with promoters of a New Year’s Eve concert there, but no charges were filed.
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Warehouse Victims Texted Goodbye From Fire; Murder Charges Possible
Prosecutors say they are investigating the warehouse fire that killed 36 people, and murder charges are possible.
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'There's Nothing More Important Than the Lives Lost': Oakland ‘Ghost Ship' Founder Grief Stricken Following Deadly Warehouse Fire
The man who founded and ran the artists’ collective at the Ghost Ship warehouse is grief stricken by the tragic fire that took his home and many of his friends.
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A Look at the ‘Ghost Ship's' Wooden Staircase Before the Deadly Oakland Warehouse Fire
One guest at the “Ghost Ship” warehouse shared a peek of the staircase inside the building before Friday’s deadly fire.
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Operator of Ill-Fated Warehouse Conversion Has Criminal History: Records
The man who founded and ran the artists’ collective at the Ghost Ship warehouse where dozens of people died in a massive fire is is currently on probabion in connection with a stolen property case, according to Alameda County court records.
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Ex-Tenants of Oakland Warehouse Call it a ‘Death Trap'
Shelley Mack, a one-time tenant of the converted warehouse dubbed the “Ghost Ship,” found the rental in an ad on Facebook. She paid about $700 a month in rent, along with a security deposit of the same amount and a one-time contribution of about $700 to a fund meant to go toward improvements. She said none were ever made.