Table Mountain fire: More than 190 households have been evacuated
Fire crews continue to monitor at least 5 active fire lines in the city’s South Peninsula.
A wildfire burning in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park has intensified significantly due to a sudden shift in wind direction. Picture: Supplied.
CAPE TOWN - More than 190 households have been evacuated in fire-threatened neighbourhoods in Cape Town.
Fire crews continue to monitor at least 5 active fire lines in the city’s South Peninsula.
Additional fire teams have been deployed from the Garden Route to help beat the mountain fire fanned by strong winds.
The night sky exposes the extent of the fiery necklace stretched across the Table Mountain National Park.
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Ward councillor in the area, Carolynne Franklin, explains that the emergency strategy is still in place.
“It’s been Armageddon here all day. More than 100 firefighters are on 5 fire fronts. Steenberg Estate is threatened, Zwaanswyk has been evacuated, and Noordhoek Manor has been evacuated. The situation tonight is pretty dire.”
Much of the fire line continues to burn in mountain terrain inaccessible to crews on foot.
On the ground, emergency personnel have struggled to clear paths for first responders.
“To go up the one road that’s being evacuated from Tokai curled up to the mountain when people are trying to get to safety or to fly your drones around choppers… those people should be jailed."
In the meantime, evacuees are staying at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre, where health services have also been made available.