2016 Oakland warehouse fire

When

2 Dec 2016

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

37.78° N, 122.23° W

Description

California underground warehouse party inferno

Deaths

9

Injured

2

2016 California underground warehouse party inferno

On December 2, 2016, at about 11:20 p.m. PST, a fire started in a former warehouse that had been unlawfully converted into an artist collective with living spaces in Oakland, California, which was hosting a concert with 80–100 attendees. The building, located in the Fruitvale neighborhood, was zoned for only industrial purposes; residential and entertainment uses were prohibited.

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