OAKLAND, Calif. — New York Times reporters are investigating the devastating fire that killed 36 people this month at a warehouse called the Ghost Ship in Oakland, Calif. We’re also doing something new: providing regular updates on our findings. Do you have information, advice or feedback? Send email to oaklandfire@nytimes.com.

The first update can be found here.

One Property Among Many

Among the targets of our reporting is finding out about the owner of the sprawling warehouse that burst into flames on Dec. 2. Property records show that her name is Chor Nar Siu Ng and that she bought the building in 1988.

Did Ms. Ng know anything about the dangers at the Ghost Ship? And if so, what did she do to fix them?

For the past week, I’ve been trying to learn more about Ms. Ng, combing through records at the Alameda County clerk-recorder’s office, interviewing people all over Oakland’s Chinatown — where she owns several properties — and trying to track down her children, who helped her run her businesses. So far, no one has found her.