Between 50 and 100 people were believed to have been at the party when the fire started,
Deloche-Reed said. It was not immediately clear what started the fire, but there did not
appear to be sprinklers in the building, she said.
Authorities said they were preparing to deal with dozens of fatalities after a fire raced through a converted warehouse crowded with people attending a Friday night concert, officials said.
Nine bodies have been recovered, but Alameda County sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said officials were prepared for up to 40 fatalities.
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At least nine people died and authorities said they feared the toll could rise as high as 40 in a fire that broke out during a rave at a converted warehouse in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Oakland fire chief Teresa Deloche-Reed said at least another 25 people were unaccounted for as of Saturday morning and authorities were working to verify who was in the cluttered warehouse when the fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. Friday.
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9 Killed in Oakland Warehouse Fire, Dozens More Feared Dead
Between 50 and 100 people were believed to have been at the party when the fire started,
Deloche-Reed said. It was not immediately clear what started the fire, but there did not
appear to be sprinklers in the building, she said.