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Electrical system probed as likely cause of Oakland fire

Xinhua, December 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is looking into electrical system as a likely cause behind a fire that killed 36 people in Oakland.

However, officials told a press conference Tuesday that no conclusion about the cause has been reached more than 10 days after the deadly blaze at the converted warehouse in the Northern Californian city on the U.S. west coast.

The fire, which started on Dec. 2 night and continued into Dec. 3 morning while an electronic music party was taking place with dozens of people inside the two-story warehouse, known as "Ghost Ship," was the worst in the history of Oakland. Endit