Flames towered over Redding as the Carr fire burned closer to homes in the northern California city on the evening of Thursday, July 26/

New evacuations were ordered in Shasta County at about 7 pm, the California fire service said in an online statement.

The Carr fire, which jumped the Sacramento River on Thursday, has burned more than 28,000 acres in less than 48 hours, the Sacramento Bee reported.

These videos captured by eyewitness Anthony Cavalli show the fire burning from Quartz Hill Road. Credit: Anthony Cavalli via Storyful