twelve men have been charged with starting the zaca bonfire , the second - busiest engulfed in the republic of california . the building is continuing to burn through the los padres top forest , and has consumed a total of 240 , 000 acres , having started on july 4 . furthermore , the fire is now under control , and is unlikely to be contained by january 4 . de jesus cabrera of saint ynez , 38 , santiago iniguez cervantes of santa cruz , 46 , and the brotherhood of the la pacific , whom they worked for , have all been charged with six counts of negligence in proportion to starting the fire .
Cabrera and Cervantes are accused of having caused the Zaca Fire.