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WATCH: Evacuations under way in Vredehoek as strong winds fan Table Mountain fire

WATCH: Evacuations under way in Vredehoek as strong winds fan Table Mountain fire By IOL Reporter Share Cape Town - Vredehoek residents in the City Bowl began evacuating their homes early this morning as strong winds picked up at about 2am and keep fanning a fire that started at about 8.45am yesterday and has razed iconic Cape Town landmarks. City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell confirmed that evacuations were under way, with Fire and Rescue vehicles on the s...
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City of Cape Town orders precautionary evacuations amid spreading fires

Residents living in the Cape Town city bowl and surrounding areas have been evacuated as a mountain fire rages. Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security Alderman JP Smith says precautionary evacuations have been carried out in areas such as Vredehoek. With heavy smoke bellowing and soot filling the air, Walmer Estate residents have voluntarily evacuated their homes seeking safety. The Cityโ€™s Air Quality Monitoring Unit has recorded very high levels of Particulate Matter (PM...
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Cape Town fires: Several suburbs evacuated, arson suspect 'in custody'

The Cape Town fires continued to spread overnight, aided by gravely timed south-easter winds in the Mother City. The raging flames have now become a threat to the Vredehoek community, and a number of suburbs have been evacuated. Meanwhile, senior police officials have confirmed that a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. What areas of Cape Town have been evacuated? The developments on Monday morning come in the wake of untold destruction. Although there has been no loss of life from thi...
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Cape Town fire: Smoke, flames and fear as Vredehoek residents evacuate homes

The evacuations started in the early hours of Monday and are expected to continue. Schools in the area are also being evacuated. Warm clothes, children and pets were bundled into cars as confused and scared Vredehoek residents gathered at the Derry Street Spar in the early hours of Monday. They were the first residents to be evacuated from Peppertree Road and surrounds, as firefighters tried to douse a runaway fire that started on Sunday morning. The fire has already destroyed the Rhodes Memori...
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Strong wind hampers efforts to contain Cape Town fire, more evacuations underway

Strong wind hampers efforts to contain Cape Town fire, more evacuations underway 19 Apr 2021 A massive fire on Table Mountain that started near Rhodes Memorial on Sunday morning raged out of control and spread onto the UCT upper campus, destroying the Jagger library building. (David Harrison/M&G) Firefighters in Cape Town are still battling a raging wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain as strong winds hinder efforts to contain the Rhodes Memorial Fire, which began on Sunday morning, 18 Apri...
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Wind still fanning out-of-control fire in Cape Town

Homes and schools threatened as flames jump Philip Kgosana freeway 19 April 2021 - 13:41 People with asthma and other respiratory conditions are urged to stay indoors and keep windows closed, or leave the fire zone if possible, because Cape Town Cityโ€™s air quality monitoring unit is reporting very high levels of particulate matter in the air. Image: Claire Keeton By lunchtime on Monday, smoke made it difficult to see and ash was swirling down in Vredehoek and Universi...
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21 pictures of the havoc and devastation from the Cape Town fire

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...
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