Firefighters have been battling a vegetation fire in the Zonnebloem area on Friday, which resulted in temporary road closures on Nelson Mandela Boulevard.
In an earlier statement, the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse said “The Service was alerted to the fire around 3:15pm” and 20 firefighting appliances and 90 staff were on the scene.
Carelse went on to say that the affected area was divided into two sections in order to manage firefighting operations above and below Russell Street.
A few informal structures have been destroyed and no injuries were reported. Speaking to the Fire and Rescue Service, it was said that the fire is almost under control.
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