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| At least nine dead, 20 missing after fire breaks out at Oakland warehouse during concert | At least nine dead, 20 missing after fire breaks out at Oakland warehouse during concert |
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| At least nine people were killed and many others are unaccounted for after a three-alarm fire broke out during a concert in Oakland on Friday, authorities announced on Saturday morning. | At least nine people were killed and many others are unaccounted for after a three-alarm fire broke out during a concert in Oakland on Friday, authorities announced on Saturday morning. |
| Thirty to 70 concertgoers were inside the building when the blaze began around 11:30pm local time. | Thirty to 70 concertgoers were inside the building when the blaze began around 11:30pm local time. |
| "A majority of the fatalities were found up on the second floor," the city’s Fire Chief Teresa Deloach-Reed told reporters. "It must have been a very fast-moving fire." | |
| “We still have to do a more thorough search of the building and we don’t know the potential number of other victims,” Deloach-Reed explained, adding that no firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze. She also said that firefighters found no evidence that fire alarms were activated while the fire spread. | |
| The show was hosted by 100% Silk, Los Angeles-based electronic label, including Golden Donna, Cherushii, Nackt, and more acts were on the bill. | The show was hosted by 100% Silk, Los Angeles-based electronic label, including Golden Donna, Cherushii, Nackt, and more acts were on the bill. |
| “It was too hot, too much smoke, I had to get out of there,” Bob Mule, a resident who lives in the building, told the East Bay Times, adding that he suffered minor burns and witnessed someone jumping from the building’s second-floor window. “I literally felt my skin peeling and my lungs being suffocated by smoke. I couldn’t get the fire extinguisher to work.” | |
| Friends and family members of those missing are currently searching for information on the event’s Facebook page. Organizers have also compiled a list of the names of concertgoers unaccounted for. | |
| This story is developing. Please check back for updates. |