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US Authorities Identify 33 Victims of Oakland Warehouse Fire

© REUTERS / Lucy NicholsonFirefighters work inside the burned warehouse following the fatal fire in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California, U.S. December 4, 2016
Firefighters work inside the burned warehouse following the fatal fire in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California, U.S. December 4, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Authorities in Oakland, California have identified 33 of the 36 victims of Friday night’s catastrophic warehouse fire, Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern said in a press conference.

Firefighters assess the scene where a deadly fire tore through a late-night electronic music party in a warehouse in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. Officials described the scene inside the warehouse, which had been illegally converted into artist studios, as a death trap that made it impossible for many partygoers to escape the Friday night fire. - Sputnik International
Oakland Warehouse Fire Death Toll Rises to 33
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — According to the sheriff's office, 16 families have been already notified about the results of the conducted autopsies.

Ahern noted that authorities would still have to get in contact with embassies of three countries as they have confirmed that persons from Finland, Guatemala and Korea were among the victims.

Officials are still trying to determine what caused the fire that broke out during an electronic-music show in part of the two-story warehouse. The facility also housed an artists’ complex and apartments that may have been unauthorized under the city’s building code.

"It is not clear right now and is too early to speculate," Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley stated at the press conference on Monday.

The officials confirmed that recovery crews have searched nearly 75 percent of the facility so far.

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