“Is failure to get a permit criminally negligent? Absolutely,” the Deputy Dist. Atty. said.
, killing 36 people, disregarded the safety of others when they illegally converted the building into a residence for artists and threw unpermitted parties there, prosecutors said Monday.
Prosecutors said Almena rented the warehouse, initially for the purpose of building theatrical sets, but then he quickly sublet the space to other artists and filled it with highly combustible materials that fueled the fire. Harris, 29, is accused of helping Almena convert the warehouse, collect rent and coordinate parties there.
During the trial, the men’s attorneys raised the possibility that the fire was caused by arsonists and argued that others shared the blame, including the city of Oakland, its fire department and the warehouse’s landlord.
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