Maria Fire in Ventura County still at 50% containment
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The blaze was reported in the area of South Palm Avenue and East Santa Maria Street shortly after 3:20 p.m., according to initial reports.
The Maria Fire broke out in the Santa Clara river bottom west of Hobson Road on the south side of Santa Paula on Monday, June 16 at 3:38 p.m.
On Monday, a pair of vegetation fires broke out in Ventura County, requiring assistance from large firefighting crews.
As crews worked to put out a vegetation fire sparked along the Santa Clara River bottom in Ventura County, a bigger brush fire broke out along the river.
With peak fire season now here, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is ramping its operations in order to be fully prepared and ready to respond when the need arrives.
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The blaze was reported in the area of South Palm Avenue and East Santa Maria Street shortly after 3:20 p.m., according to initial reports.