UPDATE (6:25 p.m.) - CAL FIRE SLO reports that forward progress of the fire has been stopped and all evacuation orders are lifted.
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UPDATE (6 p.m.) - The Bear Fire has grown to 543 acres and is 60% contained as of 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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UPDATE (4:47 p.m.) - The Bear Fire has grown to 300 acres. The cause is under investigation.
Mandatory evacuations are in place for the following zones:
- SLC-228
- SLC-240
- SLC-241
- SLC-299
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UPDATE (4:20 p.m.) - Evacuation orders have been issued for the area south of 7 Mile Road, East of Elkhorn Road, and north of Arrowhead Trail in California Valley, according to CAL FIRE.
The fire has reportedly grown to 180 acres.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office says it's sending some units to the area to assist CAL FIRE with evacuations.
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UPDATE (3:55 p.m.) - The fire could burn more than 300 acres, according to fire officials. Additional resources, including five engines, were ordered.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Fire crews are responding to a vegetation fire that broke out in California Valley Tuesday afternoon.
It was first reported shortly after 3 p.m. near Black Bear Road. By 3:20 p.m., CAL FIRE SLO reported that fire had grown to about 100 acres and was burning in grass with a moderate rate of spread.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
