One Year Later, What's Followed Ghost Ship?
On Dec. 2, 2016, a chorus of half-joking wishes for the tumultuous year to be over transformed into a somber plea when a blaze erupted in an Oakland warehouse, claiming 36 lives.
A year later, survivors are still recuperating and the art community — to which many of the victims belonged — continues to mourn lost friends. But the owner of the warehouse, Chor Ng, is set to collect at least $3.1 million in insurance — money that may run out civil claims against her by victims go to trial, East Bay Times reports.
No criminal charges have been brought against Ng, but warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in June. They pleaded “not guilty” in September.
Oakland could be liable for these deaths as well. Firefighters, building inspectors, and police visited the warehouse before the fire, some even entering the maze of extension cords and other fire hazards, according to records dug up by East Bay Times.
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