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Fish Hoek residents grateful to firefighters

Families forced to evacuate their Fish Hoek homes on Thursday night, fear they may have to do so again as a fire continues to burn on the adjacent mountain. Residents on Mountain and Contour roads were told to leave on Thursday afternoon as the then-uncontained blaze burnt dangerously close to[…]

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Extreme weather keeps WC firefighters on their toes

Extreme weather conditions have kept Western Cape firefighters on their feet for the past 10 days. “Shortly after the beginning of the new year, conditions have steadily worsened. High speed winds and very dry conditions are making areas particularly vulnerable to runaway fires,” said Western Cape Environmental Affairs MEC Anton[…]

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Cape Town firefighting effort continues

About 200 firefighters would spend Monday night fighting the flames in and around Scarborough, Cape Town, city officials said. The fire had spread to Ocean View, Misty Cliffs, and Kommetjie and was being fanned by a strong south-easterly wind, said spokesperson Liezl Moodie. The fire gained momentum since it began[…]

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Firefighters battle Hermanus blaze

Around 20 firefighters were busy containing a vegetation fire in Hermanus on Tuesday morning, an official said. Ground crews were tackling hotspots in the Hemel and Aarde Valley, said Overstrand chief fire officer Lester Smith. The fire started in Fernkloof on Sunday. “On Sunday afternoon, one house was in danger,[…]

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CT firefighters battle blaze on slopes

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[…]

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Firefighters battle blaze above Simon’s Town

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[…]

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SA firefighters fuel Canadian work ethic

A crew of 48 South African firefighters battling wildfires in Canada continues to fly the flag high. They are part of international wild land firefighting teams battling multiple fires in Alberta. But while they are containing fires, the South African crew has impressed on another level too – their song[…]

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Firefighters injured in WCape reserve fire

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[…]

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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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CT boys die after fire

Two Cape Town boys have died after being trapped in a car that caught alight in Macassar, the Western Cape health department said on Friday. The three-year-old boys were critically injured and were taken to hospital with third degree burns to 80 percent of their bodies around noon on Thursday.[…]

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