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Firefighters as another blaze ravages Khayelitsha

The City of Cape Town Fire Services said about 81 informal structures were destroyed and 192 people displaced in a fire in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The city said fire services were called out to the scene at 1 am on Saturday morning, and while there were no fatalities, many people lost their homes and their possessions. Sinelizwi Mase, 29, said he tried to […]

today8 January 2023

International

Washington’s Muslim, Jewish firefighters sue over policy banning beards

INTERNATIONAL A group of Muslim and Jewish firefighters in Washington have asked a judge to hold the city in contempt for a policy that bans beards, saying it unfairly targets the two minority faiths of Islam and Judaism. The firefighters - Steven Chasin, Calvert Potter, Jasper Sterling and Hassan Umrani - filed a motion this month in a district court, in which they said they were removed from duty, reassigned, […]

today29 November 2022

Local

Cold front brings relief for firefighters trying to contain blaze in Somerset West

The first of a series of cold fronts which made landfall in Cape Town overnight has brought relief to firefighters who have been trying to contain a mountain fire on the slopes of the Helderberg near Somerset West. The fire ignited on the Lourensford Farm on Wednesday with strong winds spreading the flames to the local nature reserve and towards Stellenbosch. Cape Winelands District Municipality spokesperson, Jo-Anne Otto, says an inspection […]

today13 June 2022

Local

Fire breaks out on mountain slopes in Simon’s Town

A fire has broken out on the mountain slopes in Simon’s Town in the Cape Peninsula. Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says the fire area has been divided into three divisions to make operations more manageable.  He says two Oryx helicopters were requested from Ysterplaat Air Force base to assist with water bombing efforts. “The City’s Fire & Rescue Service is currently battling a blaze in the Simons Town […]

today4 May 2021

Local

CT firefighter dies while battling Table Mountain blaze

A firefighter died while battling a blaze on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday. The woman, whose name is known to News24, is suspected to have suffered a heart attack but this has not yet been confirmed, mayoral committee member for safety, security and social services JP Smith said. “She died on the mountain this afternoon,” he confirmed. “She was rushed to Christian Barnard Hospital but could not be […]

today29 January 2018

Local

Garden Route breathes a hopeful sigh of relief

After two days of devastating fires across the Garden Route –- which saw thousands of residents displaced and more than 300 lose their homes -– locals and emergency workers could breathe a hopeful sigh of relief on Thursday night when most fires had been contained. The worst affected areas include Knysna where authorities confirmed that about 3,000 residents had been evacuated as large parts of the coastal holiday town went […]

today9 June 2017

Local

Residents and fire-fighters praised for response to Somerset West blaze

Many residents from the Somerset West area worked themselves to a “standstill” as fires wreaked havoc. Ward councillor Stuart Pringle said it was “astounding to see'' neighbourhood watch groups mobilise to deliver supplies to fire-fighters and volunteers. They also assisted with evacuation operations. He said that while the fires are “mostly contained” authorities have had to evacuate three complexes above Sir Lowry's Village and at least four farms. “There are […]

today4 January 2017

Local

Somerset West fires still burning

Thick smoke from fires raging in the Somerset West area covered the Cape Peninsula on Wednesday morning. Helicopters and fixed-wing planes were back on the scene in the early morning hours, while firefighters were on duty overnight to douse the flames on the upper slopes of the mountain in Somerset West. The fire broke out on Tuesday morning and was raging out of control by the evening, fanned by strong […]

today4 January 2017

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