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Virus fears may free Ghost Ship fire defendant from jail

| April 8, 2020 10:03 PM

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with manslaughter in the Ghost Ship blaze that killed 36 partygoers at a firetrap warehouse in Northern California may be released from jail because of the coronavirus outbreak, a judge ruled.

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