{"id":299393,"date":"2024-07-12T07:08:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T05:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/veldfire-at-bloemfontein-reaches-langenhoven-park-engulfs-lapa-at-house-20240711\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:36:31","slug":"veldfire-at-bloemfontein-reaches-langenhoven-park-engulfs-lapa-at-house-20240711","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/veldfire-at-bloemfontein-reaches-langenhoven-park-engulfs-lapa-at-house-20240711\/","title":{"rendered":"Veldfire at Bloemfontein reaches Langenhoven Park, engulfs lapa and house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fire that damaged a house in Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein, this afternoon started as a veldfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fanned by the wind, the fire that had started in the Spitskop area jumped across the road and reached a house in Swartberg Avenue, where it engulfed a grass lapa \u2013 and soon after, the house on the premises.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one is reported to have died, although cases of smoke inhalation were treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video of the blaze was shared widely on social media, showing firefighters battling raging flames and smoke billowing out from part of the roof of the house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public have been reminded that fire season has started, with extremely dry grass conditions and strong winds contributing to the risk of veldfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a developing story. Keep an eye on BloemExpress for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_cd957b25\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fire\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12005\/687b7571a5bd46e0890a720fd6f220e3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/29ab278cfdda4277a8473e8ec014558a.jpg\" title=\"A fire fighter on the scene of the house fire in Swartberg Avenue. The lapa at the house caugth fire, and the house was engulfed shortly thereafter, when a veldfire reached Langenhoven Park from the Spitskop area.  Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A fire fighter on the scene of the house fire in Swartberg Avenue. The lapa at the house caugth fire, and the house was engulfed shortly thereafter, when a veldfire reached Langenhoven Park from the Spitskop area.  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