On Thursday, October 31st at about 6:15pm, smoke and flames could be seen to the south-west above South Mountain near Santa Paula, traveling downhill into Somis, and eventually threatening Santa Paula. The Maria Fire broke out near a Southern California Edison power line that had been re-energized less than 15 minutes before the fire ignited. As of Tuesday, November 5th, the fire had burned 9,999 acres and was at 95% containment.