Oakland warehouse fire toll likely to increase as search for victims continue into Monday
More than half the warehouse is still to be searched, said rescuers on the spot.
Names of six of the eight victims identified by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau were released on Sunday evening and their families notified.
The programme, said to a tour for the musicians associated with the Los Angeles-based label 100% Silk, was being promoted for nearly two months even though the venue was declared shortly before the show, media reported.
According to the Los Angeles Times, about 70 musicians and fans gathered late Fridayfor a night of music and dancing at the Ghost Ship, the eccentric piano factory-turned-art space.
The City of Oakland said that the District Attorney's Office has criminal investigation teams actively looking at the fire with the other law enforcement agencies involved in investigating the fire, according to media reports.
Image: Alameda County Sheriff's Office Twitter
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