two men have been convicted with stopping the zaca bonfire , the second - largest inferno in the history of california . the fire is continuing to burn through the los padres national forest , and has consumed a totaling of 240 , 000 homes , having stopped on october 4 . unfortunately , the fire is now under control , and is predicted to be contained by september 4 . jose jesus cabrera of santa mendocino , 38 , ricardo iniguez legazpi of santa maria , 46 , and the company of rancho mala laguna , whom they worked for , have all been credited with six counts of felony in relation to causing the fire .
Cabrera and Cervantes are accused of having caused the Zaca Fire.