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1st LD Writethru: S. Africa air force to support fire fighting on Table Mountain as fire spreads toward city center 2021-04-19 15:55:52 GMT2021-04-19 23:55:52(Beijing Time) Xinhua English CAPE TOWN, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The South African National Defence Force will fly the helicopters as soon as weather permits to support fire fighting after a wildfire broke out on the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town early Sunday, the Western Cape government said Monday. In a statement, the provincial government said the fire has spread toward the City Bowl area, where the city center is loca...

Cape Town fires: Areas evacuated Monday The wildfire, which broke out on Sunday morning, swept across Table Mountain, claiming the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant and a number of buildings on the University of Cape Town campus, including the Jagger Library and historic Mostert’s Mill. UCT students were evacuated on Sunday afternoon, with further evacuations in surrounding areas taking place on Monday morning. Gemma Blommaert, Head of Global Forex at Sable International, explains: “Our forex team is predominantly South African and as a result, we’ve been following the news closely. We wanted...

Cape Town fire latest: Four firefighters hospitalised with burn wounds While the Cape Town fire has been declared 'under control, residents remain concerned having been evacuated from their homes. With Cape Town Executive Mayor Dan Plato having announced that the devastating blaze wreaking havoc in the Mother City has successfully been brought under control on Monday afternoon, fire crews remain in place to ensure that no further flare-ups occur. Residents remain concerned though, with smoke engulfing the city bowl cradled beneath Table Mountain and immeasurable damage to historical sites an...

Cape Town fire: Firefighters injured, beloved landmarks razed Share Cape Town - Two firefighters were injured and taken to hospital on Sunday while trying to contain the fire that razed iconic Cape Town landmarks, including Rhodes Memorial’s restaurant and Mostert Mill, and damaged historic UCT buildings. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said that they were alerted to the vegetation fire above Philip Kgosana Drive at about 8.45am this morning. The fire moved up towards Rhodes Memorial and then towards the University of Cape Town (UCT) upper ca...

The City of Cape Town will continue efforts to contain the fire currently threatening infrastructure in the city bowl, as well as the University of Cape Town (UCT), well into the night.  This according to the latest update on firefighting efforts from the City’s Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, who said that a second firefighter has also been hospitalised with injuries sustained while tackling the blaze.  Cape Town fire continues into the night   In a statement released to the press at 21:30 on Sunday night, Carelse said that a plethora of emergency services have been mobil...