Oakland fire victims remembered
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Amanda Allen, a 34-year-old dancer and photographer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, is among the confirmed dead.
Brandon Chase Wittenauer, from Hayward, California, is confirmed dead in the fire. He was an electronic musician known by his stage name, Nex Iuguolois.
Cash Askew, a transgender musician from Oakland, is confirmed dead. The 22-year-old was one of two members of the band Them Are Us Too. Her girlfriend, Anya Taylor, said Ms Askew – who came out as transgender about two years ago - was a “total goofball”.
Chelsea Faith Dolan, an electronic musician based in San Francisco, was performing at the party under her stage name Cherushii when the fire started.
Alex Ghassan (R) and his long-distance fiancee, Hanna Henriikka Ruax, from Helsinki, Finland died in the fire. Mr Ghassan, who was father to twin toddlers, was director and producer who worked with Spike Lee. Ms Ruax was a yoga instructor, entrepreneur and social justice activist who only arrived in Oakland for a visit last month.
Micah Danemayer, a curator and music venue producer, and his girlfriend Alana Kane (Jennifer Mendiola)
Couple Michela Gregory and Alex Vega shared a love of electronic music
Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, was well-known on the music scene in Providence, Rhode Island, for playing guitar and singing in the two-man band Nightmom. He was a 2013 graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he concentrated on American Studies. His employer, independent publisher Counterpoint Press, said he was “kind, considerate, hilarious”.
Peter Wadsworth reportedly lived in the Oakland artist collective where the fire started.
Sara Hoda, 30, was a teacher at a Montessori school, and in 2010 set up a collective for creatives to avoid the high rents in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is confirmed dead.
Travis Hough, 35, a member of Oakland electronic band Ghost of Lightning, is confirmed dead.
David Clines, 35, is among the 36 confirmed dead in the fire
Donna Kellogg, 32, of Oakland, was studying nutrition while working as a barista at a coffee shop.
Riley Fritz, 29, was a musician and artist from Connecticut who also went by the name Feral Pines
Vanessa Plotkin, 21, a UC Berkeley student, was studying sociology
Denalda Nicole Renae, 23, was a feminist rapper who also went by the name Sea Crust. Tributes have been paid to her by friends and family on social media.
Ben Runnels (L), played guitar and sang in the group Introflirt. They named their last album Temporary Heaven to convey life's fleeting nature and moments of happiness when you feel completely comfortable with who you are, according to a friend, Brendan Dreaper.
DJ Johnny Igaz was reportedly playing a set when the fire broke out. He was listed on Facebook as a record buyer in San Francisco. His page was strewn with posts from friends who called him a beautiful soul.
Nick Walrath, 31, was recently hired as a lawyer with San Francisco law firm Durie Tangri. He had just spent a year working as a judicial law clerk for the city's federal district court. He texted his girlfriend, Alexis Abrams-Bourke, from inside the burning structure, saying there was a fire and that he loved her. She said his ultimate goal was to work for the American Civil Liberties Union. "I feel like my future has been ripped from me,'' she told the Associated Press
Griffin Madden was a DJ who was increasingly becoming an important promoter in San Francisco. A professor of his at UC Berkeley called him "most memorable undergraduate student I’ve had in my years of teaching"
Barrett Clark, 35, was a popular sound engineer at a San Francisco nightclub The Bottom of the Hill
Ara Jo, 29, was a vibrant artist and community organiser. Her boyfriend, Terry Ewing, said she raised money and awareness for American Indians and others protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline Project in North Dakota