More evacuations ordered as Table Mountain fire rages on The flames have gutted several structures, including part of the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and a library at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Firefighters try, in vain, to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Library, at the University of Cape Town, after a forest fire came down the foothills of Table Mountain, setting university buildings alight in Cape Town, on 18 April 2021. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
CAPE TOWN - Four firefighters have been injured while battling a blaze on the slopes of Table Mountain.
The flames have gutted several structures, including part of the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and a library at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
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Four firefighters have been injured while battling a blaze on the slopes of Table Mountain.
The flames have gutted several structures, including part of the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and a library at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
More than 200 firefighters have been battling the inferno.
Fire and rescue services Jermaine Carelse: An additional member from the volunteer service was also injured and was taken to hospital, so we re currently standing at four firefighters - two from the city and two from the volunteer firefighting service.
It prompted a mass evacuation of the UCT campus.