I know, I saw it this morning. 9 dead and 13 missing.

The weird thing is that it wasn't a venue, it was artists residences that had an impromptu gig with way too many people. RIP

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The roof.. the roof is on fire! 40 Suspected to be dead.

If any of you were young theres a good chance you would of been staggering in there drunk yourselfs while john digweed was behind the decks rip to the victims

Whoa, you guys are talking about this too? It's been all over my fb feed, a few of my fb friends know some of the ones who died, so the mood has been quite somber on there. Didn't expect to ever see Oakland news make it on here though. And yeah, if anyone's ever partied in an abandoned Oakland warehouse, those venues are almost always poorly ventilated with lots of things that can precariously catch on fire. If the promoters don't take the right precautions, this shit ends up happening.

People are going to jail over this one. The place had been cited many times for leaving trash all around and apparently the only fire exit was a makeshift spiral staircase made out of wooden pallets. Talk about death trap.

A grim reminder that wherever you may go to make a point of knowing where the fire exits are. I've been at a few crowded venues over the years where I didn't feel safe... those that crack jokes need to rethink things.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN People are going to jail over this one. The place had been cited many times for leaving trash all around and apparently the only fire exit was a makeshift spiral staircase made out of wooden pallets. Talk about death trap.

This is pretty much the case of most Oakland buildings/potential venues. Either they have wooden floors, or the stairs are made out of wood, or even pallets lying in places that shouldn't be there. Even if the walls are made out of concrete or plaster you'll usually see some exposed wood beams from them. Oakland has had shit-tons of illegal gatherings/raves/parties in these buildings for quite some time, but none of them has ever burned down while a party was happening since as long as I been going out. I mean I guess you can count the burning of the old Homebase venue back in 2005 but that didn't happen during a party, that was just drunken homeless negligence right there. I imagine the Oakland ug scene is going to get hit real hard now after this event. City officials will have to crack down on inspections, permits and the like now that this has been blasted all over the nation. Promoters are going to have to be real careful how they market and pull off their events from here on out.

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Originally posted by Zak McKracken Rave outdoors

LOL have you been to Oakland?

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Originally posted by Zharen Whoa, you guys are talking about this too? It's been all over my fb feed, a few of my fb friends know some of the ones who died, so the mood has been quite somber on there. Didn't expect to ever see Oakland news make it on here though.

Really? This made the news halfway around the world.

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Very few injuries were reported from this incident, as if often the case in this type of tragedy- people either make it out or they don't.

The worst such case that I can recall (on American soil at least) was The Station nightclub fire in 2003, which burned down following a botched pyrotechnics job during a Great White show, killing 100 people. As is the case with these scenarios, many of the deaths were on account of the insurmountable bottleneck that piled up at the main exit during the sheer panic of it all.

This is footage recorded just before the fire broke out, and gives you a sense as to just how fast a fire can fully engulf an entire building. This guy notices the danger before most others and quickly works his way over to the exit, and many of those who weren't among the first handful of people to leave were trapped inside. It's surreal to watch the first minute or so of this video knowing that so many people in it didn't make it out alive. What a shitty way to go.

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