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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
Fire wreaks destruction on UCT 18 April 2021 6:05 PM Reports say Fuller House - a student residence - is on fire - but all students were evacuated. CAPE TOWN - At least two buildings are reported to be on fire at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Reports said Fuller House - a student residence - is on fire - but all students were evacuated. This comes after at least two floors at the Jagger Library were destroyed. The library has been the home of many special collections and manuscripts. #CapeTownFire Scenes at the University of Cape Town, following a that sparked at Rhodes Memorial Rest...
By Press Association 2021 A helicopter drops water over a fire at Rhodes Memorial on Table Mountain, Cape Town (Nardus Engelbrecht/AP) A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of students on Sunday. Orange flames lit up the windows of the library that houses considerable archives and book collections while firefighters sprayed jets of water to douse the blaze. Other campus buildings also caught fire, and a historic...
Cape Town fire burns university library, students evacuated Follow Us Question of the Day A helicopter drops water over a fire at Rhodes Memorial on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, April 18, 2021. A wildfire raging on the slopes of the mountain forced the evacuation of students from the University of Cape ... more > By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press - Sunday, April 18, 2021 JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town‘s Table Mountain spread t...
Huge wildfire rages on Table Mountain forcing hundreds of University of Cape Town students to evacuate - as academic library burns and historic 300-year-old mill is destroyed More than 100 firefighters were sent to battle a blaze that broke out on Table Mountain early on Sunday morning The fire destroyed part of a memorial to Cecil Rhodes, located on Devils Peak, before spreading rapidly up the slopes Hundreds of students from the University of Cape Town were evacuated as runaway flames set several of the university's buildings ablaze Residents have not been evacuated but have been cautione...