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[PM UPDATE] Cape Town fire still contained – with a few flareups 20 April 2021 12:28 PM #CapeTownFires Share This: "There are 160 firefighters on the ground," says Lizell Persens. "It’s nice to see choppers in the air. The wind has subsided." The wind has died down in Cape Town, bringing relief to fatigued firefighters who have been battling since Sunday to bring a rampant fire on Table Mountain under control. The blaze has gutted several historic buildings in and around the University of Cape Town including the Jagger Library and a government minister’s...

Cape Town fire 'largely contained' Wind drops, giving firefighting crews a better chance of dousing the blaze 20 April 2021 - 08:20 Firefighters have been working since Sunday morning to extinguish the runaway fire that engulfed Rhodes Memorial and UCT's library, and by Tuesday morning it was "largely contained" Image: Ruvan Boshoff Early Tuesday morning the blaring of fire engine sirens and sound of choppers in the sky were heard in Cape Town, as fresh crews were deployed to fight the wildfire on Table Mountain, which is “largely contained” on its third conse...

Two homes among 11 structures damaged in Cape Town fires 20 April 2021 - 13:22 By TimesLIVE Eleven structures were damaged or destroyed during the wildfire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday, says the Western Cape government. These include two houses in the Rosebank area, six education buildings on the University of Cape Town campus, heritage buildings including the Mostert’s Mill and UCT's Jagger Library, and the restaurant at Rhodes Memorial. Six firefighters sustained injuries in the line of duty and nine members of the public were taken to hospital with bre...

He said thousands of students have been without a change of clothing or basic toiletries since Sunday. Students evacuate from their residences of the University of Cape Town as a forest fire burns out of control on the foothills of Table Mountain. AFP RODGER BOSCH / AFP Firefighters trying to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Reading Room at the University of Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images) "Many have barely received enough food. There are various ways the public can support it. Toiletries (toothpaste, deodorant, lotion ,soap, etc), clothes, food and water can be donated," he sa...

AfricaS.Africa’s UCT campus salvaging books from burned library Wendell Roelf 1/4 A firemen walks through the burnt out remains of Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Read More Staring helplessly as flames from a weekend wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain spread and razed the University of Cape Town’s library, chief librarian Ujala Satgoor was back amid the smouldering ruins on Tuesday to try and salvage what was left. One of Cape Town's worst fires in recent memory was brought under control on Monday...