After battling for around 12 hours, Cape Town firefighters have finally extinguished the blaze that raged in Hout Bay and Llandudno.
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After battling for around 12 hours, Cape Town firefighters have finally extinguished the blaze that raged in Hout Bay and Llandudno.
Crews were alerted to the Hout Bay blaze at around 13:15 on Wednesday, and later to the burning slopes above Llandudno.
But resources were withdrawn from the area at around 02:00 on Thursday after the blaze was put out.
City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said: “Crews will conduct inspections every three to four hours today, to monitor for flare-ups. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fires is unknown.”
He added that one property was damaged.
Meanwhile, Carelse added that a firefighter “apprehended a suspect who was found on the property, seemingly trying to steal items” on Wednesday night.
The person is in police custody.
The Western Cape government applied for a disaster declaration following a fire season that was described as the worst in 10 years.
Since November alone, at least 132 000 hectares of land have been destroyed by fire.
Large fires in the province raged in the Overberg, Tulbagh, Wellington, Paarl, Ashton, Matroosberg, and Witzenberg.
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