eleven men have been charged with starting the zaca fire , the second - largest fires in the history of california . the fire is continuing to burned through the los chargers national monument , and has burnt a total of 240 , 000 acres , having started on july 4 . although , the event is now under control , and is expectation to be stopped by september 4 . jose christian ortiz of santa ynez , 38 , santiago iniguez cervantes of santa fe , 46 , and the company of grant la laguna , whom they worked for , have all been credited with six counts of felony in relation to opening the fire .
Cabrera and Cervantes are accused of having caused the Zaca Fire.