The flames that blazed on both sides of Ou Kaapse Weg are now under control, according to The City of Cape Town and SAN Parks.
?Ou Kaapse Weg Fire ?
CONTAINEDAll 7 ignition areas is currently contained however very volatile at this stage. Crews remain on scene conducting mop up operations, as well as 4 helicopters which will continue waterbombing the area.#Fire #FireSeason #Wildfire #TableMountain
— SANParks TMNP (@TableMountainNP) January 22, 2022
A myriad of fires broke out earlier today at Silvermine and Ou Kaapse Weg that saw multiple firefighters, roughly 80 staff members and choppers bravely banding together in the battle of containing the flames.
While the cause for the fires was initially unknown, the Ou Kaapse Weg flames have been called a ‘vegetation fire’.
The fires saw evacuations and road closures.
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