Western cape fires
WC wildfires: 6 firefighters admitted to hospital for smoke inhalation
They were deployed to fight the western flank of the blaze near Heidelberg on Thursday.
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Greyton wildfire spreads to Cape Winelands Municipality
Firefighters worked through Thursday night battling a blaze in the mountains above McGregor.
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Over 16,000 hectares of land destroyed in Greyton fire
Authorities are working with police to track down the two children believed to have started the fire.
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Firefighters overstretched in WC amid raging fires
In the Overberg, a runaway blaze left a trail of destruction outside Greyton while the second major blaze was raging in the Garden Route's Hessequa region.
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WC govt installs smoke detectors to combat fires
Experts say residential fires, in particular, occur during sleeping hours and peak at around 1am.
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New helicopter boosts WC's firefighting capability
In the Western Cape, no time has been wasted in getting the chopper into action. It was deployed last weekend to strafe fires in the Franschhoek area.
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Franschhoek blaze contained
More than 6,000 hectares of vegetation was destroyed in the fire that erupted near the Cape Winelands town's mountain pass last Monday.
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Mop-up operations under way after Franschhoek fire
The blaze broke out a week ago and has destroyed more than 60,000 hectares of vegetation.
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Fire crews work overnight to extinguish blaze near Franschhoek
The fire broke out early this week outside Franschhoek.
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Funeral service of Wupperthal fire victim underway
Fifty-seven-year-old Jackie Valentyn died at Tygerberg Hospital just over two weeks ago after spending about a month at the facility in severe pain due to her injuries.
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Cost of fire damage to govt infrastructure estimated at R80m in WC
Apart from damage to state infrastructure, recent infernos have also gutted dozens of private homes.
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House destroyed in Durbanville vegetation fire
The fire has been brought under control and no injuries have been reported at this stage.
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Botrivier fire contained
Two people were injured as a result of the blaze earlier this week. No properties have been damaged.
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Investigators still looking into causes of 3 Western Cape fires
Firefighters are monitoring the Table Mountain range, where a massive fire broke out on Signal Hill and Lion’s Head on Sunday.
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Authorities still determining cause of Signal Hill blaze
The blaze, which left a man with serious burn wounds, was brought under control on Monday morning. It came anxiously close to residential areas in Fresnaye and Sea Point.
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Signal Hill fire flares up, crews on scene
On Sunday, the fire on Signal Hill quickly spread to Fresnaye and Sea Point and one person, who'd been sleeping on the mountain, sustained burn wounds.
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Firefighters monitoring 2 blazes in WC
A fire which started on a Signal Hill on Sunday afternoon has been contained but a blaze in the Botrivier region is still raging.
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Overstrand Municipality forks out over R9m for firefighting expenses
The Overstrand Municipality has approved the 'unforeseen and unavoidable expenditure' which wasn't provided for in the its 2018/2019 budget.
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Fire crews battle vegetation blaze in Clovelly Wetlands
Four fire engines and 20 firefighters have been deployed to the area on Tuesday.
