$33m settlement for Ghost Ship fire lawsuits

Families of those killed in the 2016 fire at unlicensed Californian music venue and artists’ collective Ghost Ship have reached a settlement with local authorities

Ghost Ship warehouse 20 days after the fire © Jim Heaphy/Wikimedia Commons

The city of Oakland has reached a $32.7 million settlement with the families of those killed by the tragic blaze at  unlicensed music venue and artists’ collective Ghost Ship in 2016.

The fire, which was the worst structural disaster in northern California since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, killed 36 people in total, most of whom were at Ghost Ship for an electronic music party.

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The Oakland City Council has now authorised the settlements of lawsuits filed by the families of 32 victims.

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