OAKLAND (KRON) — A little more than a week has passed since 36 people were killed in a deadly fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse.
Still, 31st Ave. in Oakland is closed to the public, guarded by police as the ATF continues to search for a cause.
People have come from far and wide to visit the site.
Some came even in the pouring rain to pray for the victims and their families, and to pay their respects.
Jill Hodges came all the way from Southern California.
“There are so many of us who have been in the scene, part of the scene, around the scene, close to the scene, who would have never, ever , ever in our darkest nightmares thought that this was gonna happen,” Hodges said.
The ATF will be working through the weekend to document the scene.
They will be doing what’s called forensic mapping, taking pictures in hopes of finding a cause. However, the damage is so extensive, they may never find a definitive origin.
“There’s that moment where you say that they were doing what they wanted to do and they were happy at the moment when they walked in, and beyond that I am just so, so, so sorry,” Hodges said.
As the investigation continues, so does the grieving process for a tight-knit underground art and music scene.