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Rhodes Memorial and the thatch-roofed Mostert Mill damaged Plume of smoke is obscuring visibility throughout the city centre CAPE TOWN: South African emergency workers have started evacuating three 17-story residential buildings overlooking Cape Town city like a wildfire fanned by strong winds continues to burn out of control along Table Mountain, city officials said on Monday (April 19). The fire started early Sunday morning on the slopes of Devils` Peak, another part of Cape Town`s mountainous backdrop, forcing University of Cape Town students to evacuate residences as runaway flames set se...

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 broke out early on Sunday morning spread overnight towards the Devils Peak Estate/Vredehoek area of...

South African students evacuate Cape Town University as fire damages buildings Issued on: 19/04/2021 - 03:11 Firefighters battle flames as the library at the University of Cape Town burns after a bushfire broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18, 2021. © REUTERS/Mike Hutchings 2 min A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain forced University of Cape Town students to evacuate on Sunday, as runaway flames set several campus buildings ablaze and firefighters used helicopters...

AfricaTable Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town Reuters 1/3 Firefighters battle to contain a bushfire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Read More A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain forced University of Cape Town students to evacuate on Sunday, as runaway flames set several campus buildings ablaze and firefighters used helicopters to water-bomb the area. One firefighter sustained burn wounds and was hospitalised for treatment, officials said. The fire started early on Sunday ...

Bush fire at Table Mountain in South Africa threatens University of Cape Town The fire started early on Sunday near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes, located on Devil’s Peak, another part of Cape Town’s mountainous backdrop, before spreading up the slopes Heavy smoke could be seen for kilometres away, some roads were closed and fire alerts were sent to mountain hikers