A man was burnt beyond recognition on Saturday by a fire which destroyed 15 shacks and left 50 people homeless in Wallacedene, the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue service said. The blaze, which is suspected to have been sparked by a cooking fire that was left unattended in[…]
Four firefighters were injured while battling a fire at the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, near Stellenbosch, paramedics said on Wednesday. “It is understood the firefighters sustained soft tissue injuries when they tried to escape the overwhelming fire,” ER24 spokeswoman Chitra Bodasing said. “Paramedics arrived on scene and assessed the firefighters.” The[…]
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 devastating fire that has engulfed large parts of the South Peninsula since Sunday is reportedly having an untold effect on wildlife in the affected areas. Because of the rapidness in which the blaze has spread, many animals have succumbed to serious burns, smoke inhalation and overheating. Thousands more have[…]
More than 2000 people are helping to quell the fire in Muizenberg that broke out over the weekend, the environmental affairs department said on Wednesday. This figure included 150 members of the department’s Working on Fire (WoF) programme, department spokesman Zolile Nqayi said in a statement. Fifty more people from[…]
As hundreds of firefighters continue to battle a raging fire that has engulfed large parts of the South Peninsula, the blaze has left untold damage both on property, as well as the natural vegetation in the area. This has also indirectly impacted on wildlife across the affect region. But despite[…]
The rain in Cape Town is helping firefighters battling the blaze in Muizenberg that broke out over the weekend, the city’s disaster risk management centre said on Wednesday. “The rain is good news for us because it helps,” spokeswoman Charlotte Powell said. “If it rains hard, it is a bonus[…]
In a bid to bring some respite to the scorching weather that has fuelled a raging wildfire on Cape Town’s mountains, Muslims have been urged to pray for rain. On Tuesday evening, the Cape Town Islamic Educational Centre hosted Salaatul Istisqaa, a mass prayer for rain performed by the Mufti[…]
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,[…]
Muslims in Cape Town are rallying behind the city’s heroic fire-fighters, by means of prayer and even generous food donations. The fire in the southern part of the peninsula has destroyed almost 3000 hectares of land, causing immense damage to properties, wildlife and agriculture. Fire-fighters, pushing 18 hour shifts are[…]
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