https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/02/czu-fire-destroys-more-homes-than-1989-loma-prieta-earthquake-in-santa-cruz-county/ > In a stunning milestone, the number of houses, commercial buildings and other structures destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex fire still burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains has now surpassed the number destroyed in Santa Cruz County during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. > As of Tuesday night, 1,431 structures in Santa Cruz County had been destroyed in the massive fire, sparked by lightning on Aug. 16, compared with 1,084 destroyed there by the Loma Prieta earthquake 31 years ago.