As Gloria Abrahams clings to life in a Cape Town hospital, her father is left to take stock after a fire shattered his family and altered the fibre of Mitchells Plain. Patrick Abrahams will mourn the loss of his teenage sons, Kyle and Joshua, as well as 3-year-old Nikita, his[…]
Sixteen years ago, a young Johan Botha was on the frontline as a devastating inferno ravaged thousands of hectares of farmlands and vineyards in the Simonsberg area. “Today is like déjà vu,” the seasoned firefighter told News24 at the end of a gruelling 24-hour shift. He has remained at the[…]
The fire at Fish Hoek in the Western Cape was brought under control on Thursday night. Several roads which had earlier been closed off to traffic had since been re-opened, said Cape Town Traffic Services spokesperson Richard Coleman. “From about 16:45, the roads were re-opened. It was a difficult fire[…]
A team of over 80 firefighters is battling to save farm houses from a blaze in the Simonsberg, which has been burning for the past three days. Stellenbosch municipality assistant fire chief Craig van Reenen told News24 the crew was prioritising protecting lives and homes currently in danger. “The team[…]
A widespread fire has been put out on Sunday morning after flaring up on Devil’s peak in Cape Town, the city’s fire and rescue services said. About 15 firefighting vehicles responded to the fire at 21:30 on Saturday night, said spokesperson Liezl Moodie. Moodie said 70 firefighters including supporting staff[…]
At least 40 firefighters are trying to extinguish a blaze on the mountain slopes above Capri Village in Cape Town, the city’s fire and rescue services said. They responded to the fire at 10.30 on Tuesday and 10 fire vehicles are on the scene, said spokesperson Liezl Moodie. A helicopter[…]
Firefighters worked through the night to contain a blaze on the mountains above Simon’s Town, the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services said on Thursday. The fire began on Wednesday afternoon, fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. By Thursday morning it was still burning high up on[…]
Two of the three fires that ravaged the Cape Peninsula in March this year were deliberately started, while a third – the largest of the three – was probably started accidentally by some vagrants. This is according to a forensic investigation report released on Thursday by the City of Cape[…]
The fire which broke out in the Cape Town area last weekend has been extinguished, the city’s Disaster Risk Management said on Monday. “The fire is under control, it was put out and everything is under control,” spokeswoman Charlotte Powell said. The fire started on March 1, and was contained,[…]
The firefighting efforts in the South Peninsula have been scaled back on Thursday, the City of Cape Town said. “Firefighters are continuing to monitor hotspots for flare-ups in the South Peninsula this morning,” mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said in a statement. “Currently, 10 ground crews[…]
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