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Investigative report reveals dangers at Ghost Ship Collective were ignored
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Dec 6, 2016
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Investigative report reveals dangers at Ghost Ship Collective were ignored
Investigative reporting finds that dangers at the Ghost Ship Collective warehouse were repeatedly ignored by the building's manager, owner, and the city.
This Dec. 3, 2016 image from video provided by KGO-TV shows the Ghost Ship Warehouse after a fire swept through the Oakland, Calif., building. Dozens of people are confirmed dead with the toll expected to rise.
This Dec. 3, 2016 image from video provided by KGO-TV shows the Ghost Ship Warehouse after a fire that started late Friday swept through the Oakland, Calif., building. Dozens of people are confirmed dead with the toll expected to rise.
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Investigative reporting finds that dangers at the Ghost Ship Collective warehouse were repeatedly ignored by the building's manager, owner, and the city.

In Oakland, crews continue to look for victims of the fire that ripped through the Ghost Ship Collective last weekend.

The total number of victims who lost their lives while attending a party in the warehouse that housed the collective remains at 36 today. This morning, the Oakland Fire Department's Batallion Chief said that roughly 85 percent of the building has been cleared out. 

Reporting by the Bay Area News Group finds that dangers at the warehouse were repeatedly ignored by the building's manager, owner, and the city.

For the latest on what may have led to the fatal blaze, Take Two's Alex Cohen spoke with investigative journalists, Thomas Peele.

To hear the full interview, click on the Blue Arrow above.