Searchers have recovered 36 bodies — one of them a 17-year-old or possibly younger — from a fire-ravaged warehouse in Oakland, California, that housed artist studios and was hosting a dance party when the deadly blaze broke out, officials said today. Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office warned that he anticipates that “the number of victims will rise” from a fire officials say may be the deadliest ever in Oakland. The search effort is expected to last for days, he said. Kelly called the number of deaths “astronomical.” Among the victims was the son of an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy, officials said. The warehouse in which the fire occurred was known to locals at the Ghost Ship, a place where artists gathered and showed their work. It was also open as a venue for gatherings as on Friday night. In realitty it appears to have been little more than a firetrap.
