Fire tears through Oakland dance party, killing at least 9

Sunday, December 4, 2016

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Firefighters struggled to get to bodies in the rubble Saturday after a fire tore through a converted Oakland warehouse during a late-night electronic music party, killing at least nine people and making the charred structure unsafe for emergency crews to enter.

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