Tuesday morning is here. Will catch up on the news cycle for coffee.
Criminal probe launched after fire kills 36
As the death toll climbed, a criminal probe got underway in the aftermath of an Oakland warehouse fire that killed at least 36 people, The L.A. Times reported.
Sgt. Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, said the majority of the victims were in their 20s and 30s, but that some were teenagers.
Kelly said the district attorney’s office has sent a team of criminal investigators to work alongside the sheriff’s arson task force and the Oakland Police Department. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has also sent representatives to help in the investigation, providing resources, forensics and laboratory work.
The investigators are working to uncover any potential criminal activity that may have led to the blaze.
“When you have the amount of victims that we have, you don’t rule anything out,” Kelly told The Times in a telephone interview Sunday night. “People want answers. People want to know that the investigation into this fire is very thorough.”
Ree Drummond - host, prepares chicken fried steak, gravy, mashed potatoes and marinaded tomato salad in the kitchen of the lodge during episode 1 as seen on Food Network's Pioneer Woman Season 1. ORG XMIT: 1108251604579199
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(AP Photo/David Goldman)" title="Steven Paul, a Nez Perce Native American from Portland, Ore., drums during a march with military veterans and tribal elders outside the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)"><figcaption>Steven Paul, a Nez Perce Native American from Portland, Ore., drums during a march with military veterans and tribal elders outside the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</figcaption></figure>
Juliana Keeping
Juliana Keeping is on the enterprise reporting team for The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com.
Keeping joined the staff of The Oklahoman in 2012. Prior to that time, she worked in the Chicago media at the SouthtownStar, winning a Peter Lisagor Award...
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