Its an interesting place, cool to look at, but very unsafe. If you look around, you see extension cords being used to power the place. That is a big no no and is usually the cause of most fires. Or some idiot lighting a candle or pyrotechnics.
The place was truly a kindle box waiting for a match though
Too bad people died because of senseless carelessness of people putting it all together
Reminds me of Haunted Castle where 9 kids died as well
Yes, extension cords are a potential problem, especially in a bohemian environment where common sense might be in short supply. I can imagine extension cords that are too long or daisy chained so they get hot, cords overloaded for their ratings (space heaters?), cords pinched or running under rugs where they get frayed from being stepped on, cords tacked down so that metal pierces the insulation, cords wrapped so they can’t dissipate heat, gaps where the plug is not fully seated in the receptacle and anything touching the prongs could cause a short. Even if that wasn’t how the fire actually started, it was probably a gold mine of opportunity. That combined with the other stupid safety violations made the place a death trap.
I also read that artist housing like this is popular in the area, so I am guessing that the fire marshal has their work cut out for them. Hopefully, they will get around to it before another tragedy occurs.