Investigators to Look at Electrical System in Oakland Fire

Federal officials investigating a fire that killed 36 people during a party at an Oakland warehouse plan to bring in engineers to examine the building's electrical system, as they try to pinpoint the cause of a blaze that has cast a spotlight on similar artists' colonies around the country that offer cheap housing but unsafe living conditions. Federal investigators said Wednesday the fire started on the ground floor of the Oakland warehouse and quickly raged, with smoke...

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