Several hours after firefighters battled the wildfire that broke out on Thursday, December 16 in the Kommetjie area of Cape Town, a new fire has been reported in the Paarl Mountain area.
The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s fire services and partners are continuing the firefight.
According to the Cape Winelands District Municipality’s fire services, there is no threat to any properties, however, changing wind conditions make it difficult for firefighters, News24 reports.
#NEWSTART ? Paarl ?@NCCEnviron’s @CWDM2 Crews have responded to a fire on the mountain above Paarl.#WeHaveGotYourBack#FireIsEveryonesFight@chairpersonsfpa pic.twitter.com/Znf6jz10ug
— NCC Wildfires (@NCCWildfires) December 17, 2021
This number has grown to 60 people and two Huey helicopters have joined the fight.
In the meantime, the Director at Working On Fire, Trevor Abrahams is calling on members of the public to exercise caution, as many of these wildfires are a result of human negligence.
Dealing with wildfires in the festive season: Trevor Abrahams.
Watch the full video here: https://t.co/zbozLhoPru
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment— Working on Fire (@wo_fire) December 17, 2021
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