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Update: 4 fires in Cape Town, two dead
It is a bleak Easter for hundreds of families across Cape Town as four fires ravaged through informal settlements. The…
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Fisantekraal fire claims three lives
Three people, including a child, have died in a fire in Fisantekraal near Durbanville. The blaze broke out in the…
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Fire breaks out on Table Mountain
City of Cape Town firefighters were trying to bring a fire that broke out near the cable car station under…
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Some residents evacuated as fire rages on Tygerberg Hills
Residents of Kanonberg Estate and Oude Westhof are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire on Tygerberg Hills. The cause…
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Cape Town firefighters battle blaze near Ocean View
City of Cape Town firefighters are responding to a fire on the mountain slopes between Da Gama and Ocean View.…
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Fires being fuelled by strong winds
City of Cape Town’s firefighters are fighting several flare-ups, which are being fueled by strong winds. The Western Cape is…
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Simon’s Town fire crew continues to battle with flare-ups
Firefighters continue to battle a blaze in Simon’s Town and surrounding area for the fifth day as the City of…
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City of Cape Town records an increase in wildfires since October
Cape Town fire teams have had a busy start to the local fire season. The metro said it recorded an…
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Reinforcements brought in to battle Simon’s Town fire
Strong winds overnight are fanning flames in Simon’s Town and spreading the wildfire to new areas. This has forced fire…
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Several homes in Simon’s Town area evacuated as firefighters battle veld fire
Several homes at Harbour Heights in Simon’s Town had to be evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning following…
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Simon’s Town blaze: Firefighters & enforcement agencies lauded for their perseverance
Firefighters in Cape Town were battling a relentless fire with wind making conditions unbearable throughout the night on the slopes…
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100s left destitute after fires in Cape Town
Humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers continues to provide aid to those affected by recent fires across Cape Town last…
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3 killed in latest fire at Langa informal settlement
Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, have died following a shack blaze at the Joe Slovo Park in Langa at…
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Vodacom probe after offices catch fire
Vodacom is currently investigating the cause of a fire after its head office building in Century City, Cape Town caught…
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Faulty generators suspected as fire breaks out at Somerset Mall
The City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service said it doused a fire at Somerset Mall on Wednesday night.…
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No injuries or damage after Somerset Mall fire
No injuries or major damage was reported following a fire outside a shopping complex in Somerset West, the City of…
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7-year-old Beacon Valley child dies in house fire
A seven-year-old girl died in a house fire in Beacon Valley, Cape Town in the early house of Sunday morning.…
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3 children killed in Kraaifontein fire
A Kraaifontein fire has claimed the lives of three children. Police are still on the scene in Wallacedene attempting to…
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Parow storage warehouse fire under control
The cause of a fire that broke out at a storage warehouse in Parow on Monday morning is not yet…
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WC authorities probe Capricorn fire
Authorities are also probing a fire in Capricorn. Several shacks were destroyed and a house was damaged on Monday night.…
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Man killed and woman wounded in Seawinds fire
A man has died in a fire in Seawinds, Cape Town, on Friday. Firefighters, who deployed in the early hours…
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5 people die in Khayelitsha fire
Five people have died in a fire in Nonqubela, Site B in Khayelitsha. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and…
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70 firefighters & SPCA called as Table View fire threatened homes and lives
Firefighters have contained a raging fire in Table View after strong winds fanned the flames threatening homes and animals in…
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Squatter camp shacks petrol bombed twice in 1 night
Squatter camp shacks petrol bombed twice in 1 night. The first attack on residents of the settlement in Philippi, Cape…
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Police investigate deadly fire in Sarepta that claimed life of girl
Police are investigating the cause of a deadly fire in Sarepta. The blaze started just after midnight in an informal…
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CT firefighters working to contain Slanghoek blaze hotspots
Firefighters are dealing with the remaining hotspots above Slanghoek near Kommetjie in Cape Town where a fire broke out on…
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Delft twin baby boys killed after fire rips through backyard dwelling
A fire which tore through backyard dwelling in Delft South late on Sunday night killed twin baby boys, according to…
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Family of 4 killed in Atlantis home fire
Four people have been killed in a fire in Atlantis. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jermaine…
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Firefighters hard at work battling Bellville Civic Centre fire
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service are currently on the scene battling the fire that broke out…
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University of CT students staying in residences able to return from Thursday
University of Cape Town (UCT) students will be able to return to their residences from Thursday. The university said that…
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More evacuations ordered as Table Mountain fire rages on
Four firefighters have been injured while battling a blaze on the slopes of Table Mountain. The flames have gutted several…
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Attacks on Cape Town firefighters afftects ability to deliver effective service
The City’s Fire and Rescue Services has spoken out over the spate of violent, and verbal attacks on its staff…
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Gugulethu woman and child die after blaze that destroyed 19 informal structures
A woman and a child have died following a blaze in Gugulethu, Cape Town, that destroyed 19 informal structures. Firefighters…
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Vrygrond fire kills man and leaves families homeless
A man has died in a fire in Vrygrond while several families have been left homeless. Firefighters responded to the…
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Two children die in fire at Blue Downs informal settlement
Two children have died in a fire in the Blue Downs area. Firefighters responded to reports of an informal structure…
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Fire leaves hundreds of people homeless in Hout Bay
Hundreds of people have been left homeless in Cape Town on Sunday. A fire ripped through the Imizamo Yethu settlement…
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Train fire in Eerste River to likely disrupt Cape Town commute
According to City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, fire crews were on the scene on…
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Mountain fire approaching Lion’s Head
A fire has broken out on the slopes of Table Mountain and is making its way to Lion’s Head. Cape…
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Pictures – Trains set alight at Cape Town Station, services suspended
A number of motor coaches and passenger coaches were destroyed in a fire at the Cape Town Railway Station in…
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Two dead in shack fire in Khayelitsha
Two people have died in a shack fire at the TR Section in Khayelitsha during the early hours of Sunday…
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Cape Town welcomes new firefighters to the force
The City of Cape Town’s new batch of firefighters has graduated — just in time for the annual fire season.…
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Watch: MyCiti bus up in flames wreaks havoc on traffic
Firefighters are battling a large blaze after a MyCiti bus caught alight on Nelson Mandela Boulevard on the incoming lane…
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Cape Town fire fighters working to stop train fires
Two trains were set alight at the Cape Town Central railway station on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters are on the scene,…
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Watch: Two trains up in flames in Cape Town, CBD covered in smoke
Cape Town CBD was covered in smoke after two trains were set alight at the Cape Town railway station on…
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