New wildfire in N. California forces nearly 50,000 to evacuate

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A fast-moving wildfire that burned across Northern California's Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday morning has forced nearly 50,000 residents to flee, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

The Glass Fire, the largest in the Bay Area and one of 27 blazes currently burning around California, swelled to 11,000 acres with zero containment by Monday morning, Cal Fire said.