9 dead, 25 missing in fire at Oakland party

By Hamed Aleaziz

Updated 8:14 am, Saturday, December 3, 2016

At least nine people were killed and a total of 25 people were unaccounted for after a fire broke out at a party at an artist collective in Oakland, authorities said.

The fire broke out late Friday night at 31st Avenue and International Boulevard, north of Interstate 880, in the Fruitvale neighborhood.

“We’ve done a preliminary search and we are up to nine known fatalities,” said Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed, who responded to the scene. “There’s still a still a lot of the building that needs to be searched.”