Table Mountain reopens certain paths following fire
24 April 2021 12:23 PM
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Table Mountain National Park has announced the reopening of certain areas which had been closed off to the public due to the fire.
Park Manager Frans van Rooyen says permitted recreational activities, including hiking and dog-walking, will be allowed to resume in the following reopened areas:
Newlands Forest
Molteno jeep track towards Kloofnek
Atlantic Seaboard (Camps Bay, Kasteelspoort etc)
Constantia Nek
Van Rooyen has urged visitors to remain on demarcated footpaths and to be mindful of rules pertaining to keeping dogs under control.
Other areas on Table Mountain National Park will remain closed until further notice in the interest of the safety and the sensitivity of certain areas post-fire , according to a statement issued by Van Rooyen.
No active firefighting on Table Mountain following blaze
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 21 2021 (IPS) - Cape Town-based photojournalist Yazeed Kamaldien reported on a massive mountain fire that broke out on Sunday on Table Mountain and near residential areas on its foothills. By this morning, Wednesday 21 April, officials said the fire had been extinguished after three grueling days for firefighters. Firefighters are still monitoring on the ground for any flare-ups.
South African National Parks, which manages the Table Mountain area, estimates that the fire destroyed 600 hectares of land. A total 135 firefighters were dispatched along with 125 mountain rangers and an additional 170 fire and rescue workers.
While there were no deaths in the blaze, at least 4,000 students from the University of Cape Town were evacuated from their university residences. Locals have been assisting students with meals and other necessities.
As wind subsides, firefighters hope to bring Table Mountain fire under control Table Mountain National Parks fire manager, Philip Prins, said that they were hoping for better weather conditions to make firefighting efforts easier. Firefighting teams dampen smouldering vegetation, finally getting a fierce forest fire under control on the foothills of Table Mountain in Cape Town on 19 April 2021. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
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CAPE TOWN - The wind has subsided in Cape Town, bringing much-needed respite for exhausted firefighters who ve been struggling since Sunday to bring a raging fire on Table Mountain s slopes under control.
The blaze started on Sunday. As it spread rapidly, thousands of people had to flee their homes. The inferno gutted several buildings at the University of Cape Town (UCT), as well as a government minister s Newland s home.
Insurers bracing for claims due to Table Mountain fires
By Edward West
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CAPE TOWN - THERE is no tally yet of the numerous insurance claims likely to arise from the devastating fires that raged on Table Mountain yesterday and burnt down several UCT buildings and other structures.
City of Cape Town spokesperson Luthando Tyhalibongo said yesterday morning that several buildings at UCT, including the library and student accommodation buildings, the Rhodes Memorial and its restaurant, the Mostert Mill historic windmill, other structures and an unknown number of vehicles had been destroyed.
He said all available resources to prevent loss of life and further damage, including hundreds of firefighters from around the city and four helicopters, had been mobilised by the City and SA National Parks, which controls the mountain land.
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