Cape Town firefighters battle through the night to bring Table View fire under control

A raging veld fire around the Table View area is now under control.

Cape Town firefighters have confirmed to the publication that they were standing down now after spending the night battling the blaze on Gill Road.

Residents across the northern suburbs reported seeing black soot and ash and smelling the fire on Wednesday.

No property was damaged and no one was hurt.

Meanwhile, crews are still fighting a wildfire on the Lourensford mountain slopes above Somerset West.

Stellenbosch residents reported smelling the fire out their way too.

-EWN

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