22 January 2022
The vegetation fire on both sides of Ou Kaapse Weg has been brought under control, the City of Cape Town said on Saturday afternoon.
“The swift response of the City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Service, in collaboration with Table Mountain National Parks and Wildland Fire Volunteers, managed to stop the fire from spreading further,” said the City’s fires spokesperson Jermaine Carelse.
“We had 12 firefighting appliances and approximately 80 staff members on scene, including the two sets of seasonal firefighters. Choppers waterbombed the area and returned to base just after 14:00.”
He said they were currently dealing with a few hotspots. Visitors to the Silvermine Nature Reserve had earlier been evacuated as a safety precaution.
Source News24
Look for Cii Radio on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & Tik Tok, Soundcloud & YouTube for more great content.
