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Residents evacuated as mountain fire spreads in Cape Town Gerald Imray Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. A building burns on the campus of the University of Cape, South Africa, Sunday, April 18, 2021. A wildfire raging on the slopes of the mountain forced the evacuation of students from the University. (AP Photo) CAPE TOWN – Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighborhoods Monday as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the citys famed Table Mountain ...

UCT management, students and staff left reeling in wake of fire Several buildings including the Pearson, Smuts and Fuller halls, as well as the Jagger Library, were affected by the blaze. By far the biggest loss is the library, which housed invaluable collections. Firefighters try, in vain, to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Library, at the University of Cape Town, after a forest fire came down the foothills...

Residents evacuated as mountain fire spreads in Cape Town Poll Would you support the Conservative Party of Canada’s carbon tax plan of consumer pricing with ‘green’ savings account? Yes CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighbourhoods Monday as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain was fanned by strong winds overnight and houses came under threat. City authorities said residents of parts of the Vredehoek suburb wer...

Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighbourhoods Monday as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the citys famed Table Mountain was fanned by strong winds overnight and houses came under threat.

She added that food and emergency accommodation had been arranged for the students evacuated on Sunday. Many students recalled Sundays ordeal as a day of panic and confusion. They were told to pack their essentials and were then transported from the campus in a haze of smoke. READ | Economics student Mathew Field said the day was "apocalyptic, like a scene from a movie". "Students were on campus studying for tests, while others were sleeping at [the residences] when suddenly the sky turned gr...

Supplied (Instagram/@glenjonesphotos) On Sunday 18 April 2021, a massive fire made its way through the Rhodes Memorial, spreading down to the University of Cape Town.  One of the affected areas is the Reading Room of the UCT Libraries’s Jagger Library.  Below is a statement from Executive director of the libraries, Ujala Satgoo, who says a thorough assessment of the damage will take place once the building has been declared safe.  Dear Colleagues, staff, students and friends of UCT Librari...

Fast-Moving Fire On Table Mountain Destroys South African Landmarks, History Monday, April 19, 2021 Firefighters douse the destroyed Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Towns Table Mountain spread to the university, forcing the evacuation of students. Nardus Engelbrecht / AP A wildfire that started on South Africas Table Mountain early Sunday spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the schools historic library...

A wildfire broke out early on Sunday morning spread and spread overnight towards the Devils Peak Estate/Vredehoek area of the Cape Town City Bowl. Some areas were evacuated in the early hours of the morning as a precautionary measure. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency (ANA) 21 pictures of the havoc and devastation from the Cape Town fire Share Cape Town - Firefighters are hard at work battling the blaze that started in Rhodes Memorial on Sunday and spread to Vredehoek. The wildfire that...

Firefighters try, in vain, to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Library, at the University of Cape Town, after a forest fire came down the foothills of Table Mountain, setting university buildings alight in Cape Town, on 18 April Photo: Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images A fire has engulfed part of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, “gutting” the Reading Room of the institution’s Jagger Library, writes Ujala Satgoor, the UCT library executive director, on...

The smouldering fire is being watched for flare-ups amid high winds and hot, dry conditions. City authorities said the fire, which started early on Sunday, was “largely contained” more than 24 hours later. The blaze had already badly damaged the library and other buildings on the campus of the University of Cape Town on Sunday, as well as other historic buildings nearby. The remains of the library at the University of Cape Town (AP) Fuelled by the high winds, it spread through the wild bush...