On this day in 1989, a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay Area, changing lives forever. The Loma Prieta Earthquake took 63 lives, injured over 3,000, and caused devastating damage. This include the collapse of part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and massive fires in the Marina District. | KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area

36 years ago, October 17th, 1989, the San Francisco Bay Area experienced the devastating effects of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. #YourSFFD, and several other agencies and volunteers worked tirelessly around the clock to salvage what they could. The Marina district was struck particularly hard and the SFFD Fireboat Phoenix played a big role in saving the area. The Fireboat Phoenix pumped water from The Bay after water mains were damaged in the earthquake. Citizens spontaneously assisted firefighte

154K views · 34 reactions | On this day in 1989, the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 63 people, injuring more than 3,700 and causing more than $6 billion in damage. | WLKY News | Facebook