Fire crews responded to the blaze at a building at 265 Water Street shortly after 3 a.m. Person who died is identified on Thursday.
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Santa Cruz County homeless deaths hit all-time high in 2020
The number of deaths in the county also went up by about 13% compared to last year, but homeless people died at more than five times the rate of the rest of the county population.