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Oakland Fire Death Toll Hits 36

GHOST SHIP

Youngest of the victims was 17.

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Officials are still working to identify those who died in a deadly fire Friday night at the Ghost Ship art space in Oakland, California. The death toll officially hit 36 Monday morning and is still expected to climb, while recovery personnel sift through debris at the site. The youngest victim at the electronic-music show was just 17 years old, and the oldest were in their thirties. One of those killed was the son of a deputy for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, just one of the agencies responsible for examining recovered bodies from the catastrophic blaze. Many people still looking for their missing friends and family have gathered in online forums to find answers about their loved ones.

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