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CTown fire spreads, eight homes damaged

Eight homes were damaged and 300 people evacuated as firefighters battle in Muizenberg where a fire broke out over the weekend, Cape Town Disaster Risk Management said on Wednesday. “Since the early hours of this morning eight houses were damaged, three were badly damaged. One in Noordhoek, two in Tokai,[…]

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City blaze likely to continue for next few days

One of the worst fires to hit the Cape Town since 2005 is wrecking havoc on the slopes of Muizenberg and Noordhoek mountains. The blaze has engulfed 3000 hectares of natural vegetation so far but has endangered many lives and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. By late Monday afternoon,[…]

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More firefighters called for Cape blazes

An extra 250 firefighters were called in to tackle blazes across the Western Cape on Monday, the provincial environmental affairs department said. MEC Anton Bredell decided to bring in reinforcements and further aerial support because fire crews were exhausted. “The idea is to stabilise the situation across the province,” he[…]

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