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The fire service expects to put it out completely only in a few days time.
Cape Winelands Fire Services Heinrich Louw said, at this point in time, the fire is still burning out control and burning over an extensive area that spans from the Berg River Dam to Jonkershoek. Unfortunately at this point, the fire is still out of control. At the moment we predict there are about 10 000 hectares of land that burnt down, land and also vegetation, of course. Yesterday Friday was quite hectic, we had to evacuate and relocate a number of residents, we also had a very unfortunate incident, we had damage to properties - but luckily for us, nobody got hurt, there was no fatalities.
A fire raging in the Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosch has continued to spread along the mountains and into the Blaauwklippen area, according to the Cape Winelands District Municipality.