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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...

The Globe and Mail Gerald Imray Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer RODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighbourhoods Monday as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain was fanned by strong winds overnight and houses came under threat. City authorities said residents of parts of the Vredehoek suburb were being e...

Priceless collections lost as fire destroys UCT Library and the only working windmill in the country Share Cape Town - The Cape Town Heritage Trust said it was devastated when it got word of the fire that has engulfed Table Mountain since Sunday morning. In a statement released on Monday, the Trust said it learnt that the fire had destroyed a large part of the cultural landscape of the Rhodes Estate, the historic Tea Room next to the Rhodes Memorial, several buildings on the main campus at the University of Cape Town – including the Jagger Library, which had an internationally significan...

Published Monday, April 19, 2021 7:01AM EDT Last Updated Monday, April 19, 2021 6:46PM EDT CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Firefighters in Cape Town finally brought a wildfire under control Monday after it swept across the slopes of the city's famed Table The smouldering fire is being watched for flareups amid high winds and hot, dry conditions. City authorities said the fire, which started early Sunday, was “largely contained” more than 24 hours later. The fire had already badly damaged the library and other buildings on the campus of the University of Cape...

WATCH | Firefighters attempt to save UCT library 19 April 2021 - 07:00 Firefighters battled into the night to try salvage the University of Cape Town's Jagger Library after a runaway fire quickly spread to the campus on the slopes of Devil's Peak on Sunday. According to the UCT website, the Special Collections library consists of printed and audiovisual materials on African studies and a wide array of other specialised subjects, as well as more than 1,300 sub-collections of unique manuscripts and personal papers. The collection of books and pamphlets exceeds 85,000 items on African stu...