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Firefighter dies while battling Franschhoek fire
The 36-year-old man was part of the group battling a blaze in the Simonsberg area.
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[UPDATE] Sir Lowry's Pass fire contained
A vegetation fire broke out earlier on Friday morning, forcing the closure of the pass in both directions.
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More than 600 displaced after separate fires in Elsies River, Strand
At least 120 residents were left homeless following a blaze in Leonsdale in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Municipality appeals for donations after Paarl fire leaves hundreds homeless
The blaze engulfed several homes on Sunday morning.
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WC prepares for fire season as summer takes full effect
The official start of the fire season was marked with an operational readiness exercise at Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West on Friday.
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Elsies River shack fire probed as WC firefighters brace for tough fire season
At least 700 Working on Fire ground crew and pilots are on standby along with other organisations.
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Cape Winelands Municipality launches veldfire readiness campaign
The Cape Winelands District Municipality says it has additional firefighting resources ahead of the fire season.
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Firefighters still monitoring fires in Gordon’s Bay, Red Hill
The fires broke out earlier this week.
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Fire crews battle Klawer Valley fire on Table Mountain
The fire started on Tuesday night on SANDF property and has spread to the Table Mountain National Park.
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[WATCH] Cape ablaze: 2 fires ravage WC simultaneously
A fire in Gordon’s Bay destroyed or damaged five homes while a second fire started overnight in Red Hill in the South Peninsula.
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WC firefighters make progress in putting out 2 raging fires
A fire in Gordon’s Bay destroyed or damaged five homes while a second fire started overnight in Red Hill in the South Peninsula.
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Heartbreak for some after losing everything in Gordon’s Bay fire
The fire started on Tuesday afternoon on Sir Lowry's Pass and quickly spread to the seaside town.
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Scarborough homes under threat from wildfire
The fire started in the Klawer Valley on Tuesday night.
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Fire crews battle 4 fires along Outeniqua Mountains
The fire broke out in the area on Thursday.
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Firefighters contain Camps Bay fire
Firefighters on Sunday morning concentrated on dousing flames in the Orange Kloof area.
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Firefighters continue to battle Oudekraal blaze
Windy conditions continue to hamper firefighting operations in a blaze that started on private property on Wednesday.
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Table Mountain National Park affected by Oudekraal fire
Windy conditions have led to the rapid spread of the fire that started on Wednesday afternoon on private property.
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Cape firefighters battle Signal Hill fire
The fire, on the Green Point side of the mountain, is close to residential property.
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Fire crews battle Blackheath building fire
The cause of the blaze is unclear at this stage and no injuries have been reported.
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Stilbaai fire brought under control
It's unclear how the vegetation fire broke out on Friday.
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Thousands of wild swarms of bees perish in blaze
A commercial bee farmer says the devastating fires outside Nelson Mandela Bay killed up to 10,000 wild swarms of bees.
