The Line Fire once again released a massive plume of smoke into the air Sunday in what fire officials described as an expected flareup.

An evacuation order was issued for the Seven Oaks community, while evacuation warnings were issued for Angelus Oaks and the Boulder Bay area of Big Bear. "The rapid spread of the fire was not expected

Officials ordered a new evacuation for the Line fire Sunday, Sept. 29, nearly a month after the fire in the San Bernardino Mountains was first reported.

A flare up in the Line Fire, which has torched tens of thousands of acres of vegetation in the Angeles National Forest, has forced new evacuation orders weeks after the blaze was first ignited.

The Line Fire, which has already torched more than 40,000 acres since its ignition in early-September, kicked back up on Sunday, forcing a new round of evacuation orders and warnings for people living in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Fire crews continue to battle the Fire Line, which initially broke out near Highland in San Bernardino County in early September.