Of the 9 different fires that were burning at one time in the county, this was the big one that affected our area. This is the status of the fire today.
Wildfires 2007
WITCH CREEK FIRE
* Time started: 12:35 p.m. 10/21 in community of Witch Creek on state Route 78
* Acreage: 198,000
* Containment: 30 percent
* Area: The fire is not burning, but there are smoldering spots in the fire area. Communities include Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, parts of southern Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, Del Dios, Poway, Ramona, Lakeside, San Marcos, Rincon and Wildcat Canyon
* Containment expected: Oct. 31
* Cost: $5.3 million
* Homes burned: 1,061 homes, 175 outbuilding and 239 automobiles destroyed. 62 residences damaged
* Injuries: 22 firefighters
* Deaths: The charred remains of a couple was discovered Wednesday in a burned home on Highland Valley Road in unincorporated Poway. Preliminary identification as married couple John C. Bain and Victoria Fox. Two people died while being evacuated
* Firefighters: 2,883
* Engines: 89, 71 water tenders, 16 dozers
* Air resources: none or not available
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