OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Metropolis Council on Tuesday agreed to pay $399,000 to settle the final lawsuit over a 2016 fireplace at an illegally transformed warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 individuals.

Town would not acknowledge any wrongdoing within the settlement of a lawsuit by a dozen former residents, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The warehouse had been illegally transformed right into a residential area for artists and an occasion venue when it caught fireplace on Dec. 2, 2016, throughout an digital music celebration.

The constructing was filled with furnishings, extension cords and different flammable materials however had solely two exits and no smoke detectors, fireplace alarms or sprinklers, authorities stated.

In July, the Metropolis Council agreed to pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed by the households of 32 victims and one survivor who suffered lifelong accidents.

It was one of many largest settlements in metropolis historical past.

Tuesday’s settlement resolves the “final remaining claims” of lawsuits arising from the hearth, Chief Assistant Metropolis Legal professional Maria Bee stated in a press release.

The reason for the hearth hasn’t been decided, though some lawsuits stated there have been critical electrical issues with the constructing.

Prosecutors charged Derick Almena, the grasp tenant on the warehouse lease, with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, arguing that he was criminally negligent when he transformed and sublet the area. A decide declared a mistrial final fall. Almena is awaiting retrial.

Almena’s attorneys argued metropolis employees have been in charge for not elevating issues about fireplace hazards within the warehouse. Metropolis officers had stated the constructing hadn’t been inspected for 3 a long time, and when inspectors did go to the location in November 2016, they have been unable to enter to research a report of unlawful building.

A co-defendant, Max Harris, was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter expenses final 12 months and now not lives within the state.

The constructing’s proprietor, Chor Ng, wasn’t charged with against the law.