Firefighter Van der Merwe of Cape Town Fire & Rescue confirmed that the fire is burning, but that firefighting crews have been dispatched and are on the scene.
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Cape Town firefighters have confirmed to Eyewitness News that they were standing down now after spending the night battling the blaze on Gill Road. An aerial ...
The veld fire in the Table View area has been brought under control. An aerial view of the veld fire in the Table View area. CAPE TOWN - A raging veld fire around the Table View area is now under control.
A fire broke out in Table View on Wednesday afternoon, with firefighters also responding to a second fire near Lourensford in Somerset West. PHOTO: Supplied.
Subscribe to News24 for access to this exciting feature and more. The crews worked tirelessly throughout the night and no property is in danger at this stage. We have just woken up from it in Mouille Point.. also wondering where it's come from. A veldfire in Gill Road, Table View, which started on Wednesday, was largely contained. "An extensive area of reeds burnt. No property was destroyed.
Cape Town Fire and Rescue's Jermaine Carelse and Ward 84 Cllr Norman McFarlane give updates on Table View and Lourensford fires.
Read More Read More Read More Read More These items should be non-perishable single-serve food items - snacks such as chocolate bars, fruit gums, and biltong. They were working in very dense and deep pine...and it made it very difficult and it is a risky type of environment in which to work.Cllr Norman McFarlane - Ward 84
While provincial firefighting services have had their hands full battling two separate blazes, crew responding to a blaze in Lourensford, Somerset West, ...
No injuries or fatalities were reported,” Carelse said. The crews worked tirelessly throughout the night and no property is in danger at this stage. No property was destroyed.