Firefighters make significant progress to contain Jonkershoek fire The blaze is not fully contained, as there are still a few active fire lines in the kloof of Banhoek. A Working on Fire firefighting team creates a fire break as part of fighting a fire at the Kylemore area near the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve on 28 February 2021. Picture: @wo fire/Twitter
CAPE TOWN - Firefighters have made significant progress in containing a wildfire in the Jonkershoek valley.
The blaze is not fully contained, as there are still a few active fire lines in the kloof of Banhoek.
The inferno, which sparked eight days ago, has burnt through more than 13,000 hectares of vegetation.
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Vicious, thick smog hovered over the Cape Winelands District Municipality for the greater part of last week. The air has been stiff with heat for the past week, but now and then the southeaster picks up. Usually, relieved locals would welcome a breeze in the scorching heat that February brings, but not amid a week-old wild fire gone loose.
Firefighters continue to battle a blaze that rages on in the peaks of Bothmaskop and Jonkershoek. At the time of publication, two firefighters had sustained serious injuries. No farmland or property had been damaged but an estimated 13,600 hectares had burnt.
Stellenbosch local Theo van Heerden says it has felt like living next to a volcano this past week, since the fire made its way into the Cape Winelands District. (Photo: Rebecca Pitt)
Firefighters make good progress in controlling Jonkershoek blaze Over 230 firefighters have been battling to contain the inferno which began six days ago and had already burnt over 8,000 hectares of vegetation. Team Juliet is the country s first all-female Firefighting crew from the NCC Group that are assisting with firefighting operations in our Stellenbosch Municipal area. Picture: Twitter/@StellMun
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CAPE TOWN – Firefighters battling a wildfire in Jonkershoek had made good progress in bringing the blaze under control on Sunday morning.
The fire which raged on in the mountains above Stellenbosch and Franschoek started six days ago.
Over 230 firefighters have been battling to contain the inferno which had already burnt over 8,000 hectares of vegetation.
The two firefighters, who were seriously injured while bringing the blaze above Stellenbosch and Franschhoek under control, were transferred for specialist care.