{"id":50639,"date":"2021-06-22T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T09:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-fire-rages-on-20210622\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:19:26","slug":"tsitsikamma-fire-rages-on-20210622","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/tsitsikamma-fire-rages-on-20210622\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsitsikamma fire rages on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fire that started in the early hours of yesterday morning in Tsitsikamma, is still raging today, Tuesday, June 22, with some firefighters having worked throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>According to Working on Fire (WOF) spokesperson, Nthabiseng Mokone, there are currently 108 firefighters from WOF, together with two helicopters on the fireline, putting efforts into fighting the fire that is in two different areas around Tsitsikamma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This fire started yesterday morning and five teams were deployed. 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