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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 Libraries An unexpected natural disaster struck at the heart of UCT Libraries today and I write this messag...

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 Town's Table Mountain spread to the university, forcing the evacuation of students. Nardus Engelbrecht / AP A wildfire that started on South Africa's Table Mountain early Sunday spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the school's historic library and forcing staff and students to evacuate. The Rhodes Memorial Fire broke out around 9 a.m. Su...

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...

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 Twitter. Around 4,000 students were evacuated yesterday after a wildfire on the slopes of Table Mou...

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 on the mountain slopes towards the city’s centre and surrounding residential areas. Devil’s Pea...