In the United States, 40 people are feared dead in a huge fire at a rave party in a warehouse in Oakland, California. Authorities have confirmed nine deaths and said the toll is likely to go up as many people are missing. <br/><br/>Fire officials said, most of those who perished in the blaze are thought to have died on the upper floor of the two-story warehouse known as Oakland Ghostship. It was not immediately known what sparked the fire at the electronic dance music party attended by an estimated 50 to 100 people.<br/><br/>The officials said some of the missing were from overseas, making<br/>identification of the victims more difficult. The fire has been described as the deadliest tragedy in Oakland since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in northern California, which killed 63 people.