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Founder of San Francisco 'Ghost Ship' art collective where 36 people died in a 2016 fire pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter - but may serve no time because of good behavior in jail waiting for trial
Derick Almena, 50, plead guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in Alamada County court on Friday, prosecutors say
He was the main leaseholder on a building that caught fire in December 2016, killing 36 people who were attending a dance party
Prosecutors say Almena was criminally negligent when he illegally converted the dilapidated industrial Oakland warehouse into a residence
He also turned it into an event space for artists dubbed the 'Ghost Ship' but was reportedly previously warned that his venue was a fire hazard