Over 28,000 evacuate as fast-moving wildfire expands in Northern California

LOS ANGELES, July 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 28,000 people are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving wildfire continued to burn on Thursday in Northern California amid severe heat wave.

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the Thompson Fire, which erupted on Tuesday near the City of Oroville in Butte County, had already consumed over 3,700 acres (about 15 sq km) of land as of Thursday noon, with only 7 percent containment.