While tens of thousands of San Diego County's evacuated residents have found their way to shelters, there are still people in the backcountry who are stuck in fire-affected areas. KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma spoke to one woman who says some people who didn't evacuate feel trapped.
Potrero civic leader Jan Hedlund says up to one-third of the town's 900 residents evacuated after the Harris Fire swept through the tiny hamlet in East County. Hedlund says for those who remained behind, life is beginning to feel a little claustrophobic. Because of road closures, Hedlund says no one can enter or leave the town. That's put a strain on supplies which have not been replenished.
Hedlund: Nobody has brought water. Nobody has brought fuel. They're saying that all of Potrero was evacuated and that's not true. Maybe 100, 200, maybe even 300 people are still here."
Hedlund says most of downtown Potrero including the general store, the post office, the library and the school were untouched by the flames. Several residents, however, did lose their homes.
Amita Sharma, KPBS News
