what was the cause for it?
Investigators announced that the fire was caused by a group of ten men and women, age 18 to 22, college students, who went to the abandoned Tea House on the night of Wednesday, November 12 and held a bonfire party at the location
Tea Fire
The cause of the fire was under investigation for the first four days when authorities determined on November 17 that it was "human caused". The following day, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office investigators announced that the fire was caused by a group of ten men and women, age 18 to 22, college students, who went to the abandoned Tea House on the night of Wednesday, November 12 and held a bonfire party at the location, through the early morning hours of Thursday, November 13. 
el presidio de santa barbara state historic park The park contains an original adobe structure called El Cuartel when was it founded? 1782 who founded it? It was built by Spain for what purpose is it build? It was built with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California. where is it? Santa Barbara, California, USA name a few famous wildfires that happened over there? Coyote Fire, Sycamore Fire, Painted Cave Fire, Tea Fire are some of them when did the last wildfire occur? November 13, 2008
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Tea Fire [SEP] Cause
The cause of the fire was under investigation for the first four days when authorities determined on November 17 that it was "human caused". The following day, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office investigators announced that the fire was caused by a group of ten men and women, age 18 to 22, college students, who went to the abandoned Tea House on the night of Wednesday, November 12 and held a bonfire party at the location, through the early morning hours of Thursday, November 13. The students told investigators they had put the fire out, but authorities believe the fire smoldered until the heavy winds ignited the fire on Thursday afternoon.