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Community, associates pay tribute to BHS grad who died in Oakland fire

December 21, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

  When a fire broke out at an Oakland warehouse on Dec. 2 killing 36 people, Benicians were shocked to learn that one of the victims, Travis Hough, was a Benicia High School graduate who had lived in the town for most of his life. Hough graduated from Benicia High in 1999 and graduated from […]

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Benicia High School graduate among those who died in Oakland fire

December 11, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

On Friday, Dec. 2, a fire broke out at the Ghost Ship warehouse and art collective in Oakland during an electronic music concert, killing 36 people, many of them musicians or artists. One of those who tragically died in the fire was Travis Hough, a 1999 Benicia High School graduate who was a member of […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Ghost of Lightning, Ghost Ship fire, Oakland, Travis Hough

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