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‘I’m Going to Die’: Loved Ones Texted from Inside Oakland Fire

by Adelle Nazarian Several victims of Friday’s devastating Oakland fire texted goodbye messages to their families from inside the deadly inferno that has so far claimed 36 lives. On Monday, Sergeant Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, said some of the victims texted, “I’m going to die,” followed by, “I love you,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “We have found people that have died in each other’s arms, protecting each other, holding each other,” Kelly said. The structure’s deficiencies were well-known, and included questionable electrical hookups, artists using butane torches, and exposed wood throughout. The entire warehouse… View Article