Harris Fire was a major wildfire in southern San Diego County that began on October 21 , 2007 , and ended on November 5 of that same year . As it 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
Witch Fire
Witch Fire
Harris Fire