Man pleads guilty to 36 counts of manslaughter linked to deadly 2016 Oakland warehouse fire

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2016 file photo, Oakland fire officials walk past the remains of the Ghost Ship warehouse damaged from a deadly fire in Oakland, Calif. Two men who pleaded no contest to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter will face the family members of those who died in a fire at an illegally converted Northern California warehouse. A two-day sentencing hearing for Derick Almena and Max Harris is scheduled to begin Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 in Oakland, Calif. Relatives of the victims are expected to testify about their losses before a judge sentences them on Friday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)