Following reports of another fire on Table Mountain, the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has confirmed that it is preparing for the upcoming 2021/22 fire season.
TMNP took to Facebook to reassure residents that they should not be worried as they are conducting a prescribed stack burn in the Deer Park section of the Park, to reduce the fuel load within the area.
Meanwhile, police in Cape Town are investigating a case where a pensioner was found dead at an old age home in Newlands after a fire reportedly broke out on Sunday, September 19, News 24 reports.
According to police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut officers responded to the fire at Cresswell Flats in Springs Road, Newland, where members discovered an 86-year-old male that sustained serious burn injuries.
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