She described electrical wires, water all over the floor. It was zoned as a commercial building. No one was supposed to be living inside. But the manager would represent out to struggle artists. She alerted the police about the Living Conditions but nothing was done. She had message to the families and friends of the 36 victims. I want you to take time to grief and i want you to be mad. I want to make sure and to fight for these people who are no longer here to make sure that this never happens again. Reporter now, mac did not leave the collective on good terms. She was about to leave when she was kicked out and a restraining order was filed against her by the manager. The pictures she shared with us speak for themselves. In the meantime at the site of the fire, all of the items and debris removed from the site will be taken to another location and stored and preserved. We saw various dump trucks carrying away the debris earlier this morning. It will be stored for many purposes. Crimin
Fire administration. The interim head of the building and Planning Department says inspectors did respond to complaints in recent years, none went into the warehouse itself. Our records show they had not been in the area for 30 years. This is the highest number of fatalities in 13 years in the country. Despite an announcement that the atf was looking at a refrigerat refrigerator, a spokesperson says not so fast. There has been misinformation circulating that a reridge freighter refrigerator was the cause of the fire. It is being investigated. Reporter the investigation will continue and he evidence from the scene taken to an undisclosed location. Its being preserved because every piece of the structure is relevant to what happened. And we want to figure out why did it collapse . Sheriffs told us at some point theyre hoping to create a 3 d recreation from beginning to end and other investigators expected to be on the scene for a couple more days. The city of oakland outlining the contac
Forward. While police removed barriers from the street and the mobile command center leaves the area and the family. Reporter and prayer vigil taking place at a memorial site near the warehouse. I feel i lost a loved one, a sister or brother because i was raised here in oakland. Oakland city leaders trying to cope with the deadliest tragedy this city has seen in decades and move forward with changes that could prevent another deadly fire of this magnitude. We are developing ways to immediately clarify the responsibility of City Employees to properly report any observation of dangerous Living Conditions or illegal events. Reporter as questions continued to swirl and the citys responsibility for inspecting buildings, mayor schaaf says she does not blame city officials. We will not scapegoat City Employees in the wake of this disaster. Reporter as the city helps families with the enormous grief, oaklands interim director of building and planning tonight talked about two open complaints on
36 people ranging from teens to 60s went to a party to listen to music and they never left. Two more victims were identified today, including jason mccarte from oakland, he worked at prestige music group. Also, the oldest victim, wolfgang rener lived in oakland. Investigators identified 29 victims. Laura anthony is live tonight with the latest information. Laura . Reporter oakland city officials talked about the greater oversight of cases like this not just cracking down on violations but to improve conditions that might not be safe. This has been a devastating tragedy but would be another if did not learn lessons. Five days after a deadly fire gutted a warehouse, oakland mayor announced a creation of a National Task force. Creating a task force of National Fire Safety Experts with the help of the National Fire administration. The interim head of the building and Planning Department says inspectors did respond to complaints in recent years, and none went into the warehouse itself. Our
Moderate rain. Im going to take you closer into sonoma. You see some yellows there. Were seeing pockets of moderate rain. Heading into Fairfield Air base parkway, vacville, youre seeing some wet roadways right now. We go to the east bay and from San Pablo Dam road, there are some heavier returns. The rainfall is picking up in in tense intensity, though still pretty light. A steady rain in san mateo, pacifica, and were tracking lighter showers in allen rock, youll notice there, 680. Well see widespread rain 11 00 p. M. 2 00 a. M. , some rain. Ponding on the roadways at 5 00 a. M. , so if youre taking those kids off to school, youre heading to work, this is what you need to look out for. Minor urban flooding is possible with light to moderate rain and breezy conditions, so hang onto the steering wheel. This is just the first of several storms. Ill be back with a detailed look at the other ones coming up. Sand,y, thank you. Now to the oakland fire, it started on the ground floor of the bu