two boys have been charged with lighting the zaca fire , the second - largest bushfires in the history of california . the fire is continuing to fly through the los padres national forest , and has consumed a maximum of 240 , 000 years , having commenced on july 4 . consequently , the fire is now under controlled , and is expecting to be contained by september 4 . je jesus cabrera of sao ynez , 38 , james iniguez cervantes of costa clara , 46 , and the society of rancho la laguna , whom they worked for , have all been tasked with six cases of treason in relation to starting the fire .
Cabrera and Cervantes are accused of having caused the Zaca Fire.