Update: The fire that broke out yesterday in Tableview was contained.
Cape Town firefighters spent the night battling through the blaze last night. Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue’s spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, said the cause of the fire in the area remains unknown at this time. Speaking on CapeTalk this morning, Carelse said they believe that the weather may have something to do with it. “We have had some exceptionally hot weather conditions,”he said.
“We received the call after 12 yesterday and with the aggressive attack pulling in more resources into that area quickly, that fire has now been contained as of this morning around about 4am,” he added.
Firefighting crews were dispatched and were on the scene. While the residents woke up to smoke blankets in the city, officials confirmed that no property was damaged and no one was injured.
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