Firefighters hope rain helps efforts to fight 2 blazes in Ceres
The blaze started on Sunday, above the toll house on Mitchell's Pass.
A fire burns on the mountain near Ceres on 25 November 2024. Picture: H Strumpher/CWDM Fire Services
CAPE TOWN - Firefighters in the Cape Winelands District are still battling two fires raging up in the mountain just outside Ceres.
The blaze started on Sunday, above the toll house on Mitchell's Pass.
Cape Winelands District Municipality's Jo-Anne Otto said that ground teams were managing flare-ups on the first fire.
She added that they were concerned about the second one burning in the direction of the Koekedouw dam.
"The team on this fire line are concerned that the wind, which has increased over the last hour, will push the fire line around the dam and down into the Witzenberg or Tulbagh valley."
Otto said they're hoping the rain that's started falling would contribute to the firefighting efforts.