What was the oakland Ghost Ship warehouse used for?
- It was an artists’ colony, a refuge from the bay area’s high rents, and a space for concerts.
What happened?- The building did not have a permit for the people who were living there or the performances that were occurring. The landlord had a history of having properties with building violations. People who resided there described it to be filled with fired hazards such as, boarded- up upstairs exit, non clearly marked exits, a cobbled together stairway made of wooden pallets, propanes tanks, and piles of flammable debris. The building department said it sent an inspector to the warehouse after an construction complaint, but the inspector was not allowed to enter. The department said without knowing that the building was being used for housing or concerts it would have only been inspected once every two years. Many people who lived there questioned if anyone had tried to inspect it before. Since the fire Investigators have looked into appliances for any relation to the fire but have been ruled out. The cause of the fire is still being investigated, but is possible the the definitive cause might never be know. When the fire occurred there was a concert taking place. When the Fire erupted many of the concertgoers were trying to escape through a narrow makeshift staircase with a furniture and random object in the way. The steel roof trusses were covered with wood sheathing which could have caused the fire to grow rapidly.
Connections between GSWF and the Triangle Fire.
- Both of the structures were very unreliable and unsafe.
- The exit ways were blocked off or a struggle to get through
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