The fire spread to cover around 750 acres within an hour of it breaking out on Thursday evening.
"While the exact origin of the Maria Fire is unknown, SCE can confirm that the reported location of the Maria Fire is within its service territory," company spokeswoman Susan Cox told NPR.
Authorities say that approximately 1,300 firefighters are working to contain the blaze, however, efforts have been hampered by erratic winds, which have been shifting in direction.."We are finding that the winds are starting to change, and that presents its own challenges all by itself.""Earlier this evening, our firefighting aerial efforts were hampered by someone flying an unmanned aerial system in the area," Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub told NPR.
Also currently burning in Ventura County is the Easy Fire, which has spread to more than 1,800 acres but is 80 percent contained. Furthermore, on Friday afternoon, the Sobrante fire broke out in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, burning at least 35 acres,In total, wildfires across the state have burned more than 100,000 acres in the past three weeks, fueled by ain many areas, including unprecedented high wind events, low air humidity, warm air temperatures and low fuel moisture.
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