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Oakland Ghost Ship Trial: What We Learned From Opening Statements

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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Casey Bates makes his opening statements in the Ghost Ship fire criminal trial on Tuesday as defendants Max Harris (third from left, seated) and Derick Almena (second from right) look on. (Court illustration by Vicki Behringer)

A new narrative surfaced about what could have caused the deadly Oakland warehouse fire in 2016 that killed 36 people. Defense attorneys have introduced the possibility that the fire was caused by arson. As testimony begins this week, the trial is reopening old wounds for families and friends of the victims, as well as a community forever changed by the fire.

Guest: Don Clyde, reporter and producer for KQED News.

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