Harris Fire
The Harris Fire was a major wildfire in southern San Diego County that began on October 21, 2007, which burned 90,440 acres (366.0 km2) in southeastern San Diego County before it was contained on November 5. Hotspots persisted until the fire was extinguished on November 16, making the Harris Fire the last of the October 2007 California wildfires to be extinguished. As the Harris Fire burned, it traveled in a northwest direction from its starting point at Harris Ranch Road in the town of Potrero, located in the far south of San Diego County, near Tecate, Mexico. The wildfire was the second-largest one of the October 2007 California wildfires, behind only the Witch Fire. The cause of the Harris Fire is unknown. The Harris Fire was the deadliest one of the October 2007 wildfires, killing eight people.
| Harris Fire Part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm | |
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Aerial view of the Harris Fire on October 23, 2007, at 12:05 p.m. PDT | |
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| Location | Potrero, San Diego, California |
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| Burned area | 90,440 acres (366 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 8 civilians |
| Non-fatal injuries | 21 civilians 40 firefighters |
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| Damage | >$21 million (2007 USD) |