Car. In the blink of an eye, she slipped between the train and the platform. Falling to the tracks below. Melissa didnt see it happen. Sotbefore i even got off the train, i heard banging and pounding on the train. Then i heard another passenger says someone had fallen. Then i heard my daughter scream. Fortuantly, the train was at a complete stop. Another passenger saw what happened and pulled the emergency stop lever on the train. The conducter was also standing on the platfrom nearby, he climbed on underneath the train and pullled the young girl to safety. She was shaken but unharmed. Sotshe was shocked and didnt really know what had happened. Melissa blames herself but is worried this could happen to someone else. Sotif i could go back in time i would her hand and never let go. But at the same time shes an independant little girl and the potential for it to happen to someone else is the most worrysome of all its an easy accident. Following the accident, smart added additional red lin
Weve lost . We need to assure the ones that lost all their belongings, their places to stay, that they will have shelter. vo lowery says hes been reaching out to other non profits that can help provide a place to stay, and that they are slowly taking the displaced fire victims into their facilities. As for the state of the building the conditions people were living in before the fire started, that is something that very well acould come upin a lawsuit from victims or their families. spencer a mediator hired by cook says the place was unhinhabitable when she did a walkthrough a few weeks ago. Live in oakland, Spencer Blake, kron four news. catherine also in oakland the owner of the warehouse where the deadly ghost ship fire happenedin december is facing another lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed last week by the father of one of the victims. Its just the latest in a string of lawsuits. It claims the Building Owner was aware of fire hazards but did nothing about them. It also claims the buil
Captain told his superiors, the building should be shutdown immediatley. Due to several hazards. Instead,the Building Owner was given more time to do repairs. steve tonight we have Team Coverage. Spencer blake heard from people impacted by the fire. And a possible lawsuit ahead. First ella sogominan is live and ella you just talked to the mayor. What exactly is she going to do . Weve heard this building now in ruins was the center of constant safety complaints before the fatal fire erupted so the oakland mayor tells us shes come up with a plan to combat a huge demand for fire inspection and a lack of staff. Oakland mayor libby schaaf is doubling the number of fire inspectors adding six more in light of two fatal fires in recent months. Libby schaaf, oakland mayor and while we wait to get those people in place we are reassigning existing staff so we can fast track more problem Property Inspections as well as ensure that all of our annual inspections are up to date. The latest fire erupt