Corbin August
Buildings on the Rhodes Estate and UCT campus were damaged in the fire on Sunday.
Some of the buildings can be repaired, but will likely be very expensive to restore.
The damage to historical buildings in a Cape Town fire is devastating , according to the Cape Town Heritage Trust.
The fire, which swept down the mountain from Rhodes Memorial on Sunday morning, saw historical buildings on and around the UCT campus severely damaged.
Strong winds had since pushed the fire around Devil s Peak to Vredehoek.
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The fire gutted the Jagger Library on Sunday afternoon, with UCT still to establish the extent of the damage to its collections.