Warehouse Burn News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

And he was like, i broke my ankle, i need you to pull me out. i need you to pull me out. i need you to pull me out. so i immediately took his arm and was pulling him out. i just got to a certain point where it was -- there was all this stuff, like, blocking my path with him. and i wasn't able to just pull him out. and the fire was just getting too hot. and the smoke was getting too bad and i had to -- i had to leave him there. and i wasn't able to get him out. i just ran outside and watched this warehouse burn. all of our stuff is in there. our whole livelihood. all our belongings. everything ...

At least nine people are dead after a warehouse fire in oakland. it happened as dozens of people were arriving for a music event. authorities warn the death toll could rise. >> we have recovered nine victims at this point. those victims have been transported from the scene to our coroner's bureau. the identification process has begun with those victims. we are rushing their fingerprints to identify them. and then notify family members as we get those identifications. >> the warehouse contained artist studios but officials say it did not have permits for people to live there. here's how one per...

You're not just going to throw it out. >> we're following a lot of news this morning. let's get right to it. >> i just ran outside and watched this warehouse burn. >> it's just a tragedy. noeas no easy answers. >> i have burns on my hands and my shoulder. >> within 12 hours we made it through one-fifth of the building. >> we anticipate the number of victims will rise. the conversations with the president of taiwan was a courtesy call. >> it's a phone call that breached nearly 40 years of protocol. >> the chinese will certainly see this as an infringement. >> they have taken our money and our...

Be alive. >> the warehouse contained artist studios. the only way to escape the inferno was via a makeshift stairway or windows. here's what a survivor told cnn. >> i really don't think she made it. it's like really such a solid dude. really smart. like really amazing guy. and i just ran outside and just watched this warehouse burn for like owe from like 11:30 until like 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. each when i left there was still a part of it that was on fire. >> it's a catastrophe. officials the building's owners were notified last month of