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[…]
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 body has been found in a carriage of a train which went up in flames in Fish Hoek on Thursday. City of Cape Town Fire Services spokesperson Liezl Moodie said the gender of the victim is unknown. Two carriages were destroyed and a third was damaged. “At 09:55, [we][…]
The City of Cape Town has advised Fish Hoek residents that the area’s water supply will be disrupted from 7pm this evening due to emergency maintenance. It will affect the water supply to all avenues below Main Road. “this would mean that we will be cutting the water supply until[…]
A paddler had to swim for shore after getting knocked off his surf-ski and losing his paddle in a squall near Fish Hoek on Tuesday evening, the NSRI said. Riaan Liesegang, 41, had been paddling with his brother-in-law when the two lost sight of each other about a nautical mile[…]
Four homes have been destroyed and three old age homes evacuated in Muizenberg after a fire broke out at the weekend, Cape Town Disaster Risk Management said on Monday. “Unfortunately, four homes have been destroyed, but we have 28 fire-fighting vehicles and 16 supporting vehicles on the scene this morning,”[…]
A man’s body was found in the water at Fish Hoek beach on Friday, Western Cape police said. Shark spotters discovered the body at 10.20am during routine checks, Captain Frederick van Wyk said. The police diving unit removed the body. He is white, bald, aged between 55 and 60, and[…]
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