Evacuations lifted in Big Bear after fire scorches 100 acres

8-24-2015, 2:00 pm Update: Evacuations will be lifted at 2:00 p.m. for residents only. Roads within the evacuation area will remain closed to the general public until further notice. The fire is currently at 100 acres and 50 percent contained.

9.00pm Update: Bear Valley Unified School District announces school will be closed Monday because of Summit fire.

A note on the district’s website reads:

“All schools with the exception of Fallsvale School will be closed tomorrow, August 24th, for student and staff safety. After careful consideration school is being closed for Monday,8/24”

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Planes and helicopters are making major liquid drops on a wildfire that broke out near a ski resort in the San Bernardino Mountains, bringing the first gains against the blaze.

The U.S. Forest Service says the fire that broke out Sunday afternoon near Snow Summit Ski Resort south of Big Bear Lake has forced evacuation orders for about 400 homes, many of them cabins and vacation houses.

It has grown to 100 acres, but it is 30 percent contained.

Water cannons from the ski resort usually used for making snow are being pointed toward the fire.

Conditions in the area are warm and dry but not extreme for fire danger.