Toe \u2019n aggressiewe brand, aangehits deur stormsterkte wind, Sondagoggend (7 April) die gasteplaas Mountain Shadows in die Paarl tref, kon die eienaar net hulpeloos toekyk en totsiens s\u00ea vir die historiese geboue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kim Kolb, wat die gasteplaas saam met haar gesin besit, s\u00ea dit was \u2019n aaklige ondervinding. Toe sy n\u00e1 04:00 sien hoe die brand nader kruip aan hul eiendom langs die Keerwederpad, aan die voet van Du Toitskloof, het sy die geboue een vir een begin groet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk en my gesin woon in die herehuis. Ek het vier kinders. Ons het n\u00e1 04:00 wakkergeskrik. Ons het huurders in al die geboue op die gasteplaas en almal was gelukkig by die huis. Ons het ons gehaas en het almal wakker gemaak en in kennis gestel van die brand wat naby die plaas is. Hulle het binne 10 minute hul voertuie gepak en woon nou by vriende. Daarna het ek die herehuis gegroet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDrakenstein-plaaswag (DFW) was binne minute met al hul bemanningslede op die toneel. Brandbestryders van die Kaapse Wynland-distriksmunisipaliteit en die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit het kort daarna by hulle aangesluit. Ek dink daar was uiteindelik sowat 50 brandbestryders. By elke gebou was \u2019n brandweerwa en \u2019n bakke. Hulle het daarin geslaag om die herehuis te red, wat in 1823 gebou is en 201 jaar oud is, maar ons het ongelukkig twee ander huise verloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk dink as ons nie DFW- en Kaapse Wynland-spanne gehad het wat vinnig reageer het nie, sou ons nie \u2019n plaas gehad het om op te staan nie. Dit was hel; dit was verskriklik.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten spyte van wat hulle in die brand verloor het, s\u00ea Kolb hulle is dankbaar en verlig dat niemand beseer is nie. Hulle het Dinsdagoggend (9 April) begin opruim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns hou kop bo water. Ons is besig om skoon te maak. Die brand het as gevolg van die sterk wind deurgekom en die plaas bereik. Die brand het deur die plaas getrek en ons het baie verloor. Hier is groot skade veroorsaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het ons wyne verloor, ons olywe en twee huise. Die huise wat afgebrand het, het ons verhuur. Dit was gelukkig nie historiese geboue nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk weet nie presies waar die brand begin het nie, maar dit het glo onder die [N1] brug begin. Ek het gehoor dat kraglyne onder die brug afgebreek en aan die brand geslaan het en toe het die wind die res gedoen. Ek kon die inligting nie bevestig nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verlede jaar toe verskeie gebiede in Drakenstein deur oorstromings as gevolg van swaar re\u00ebn getref is, was daar ook erge verspoelings by Mountain Shadows, veral toe \u2019n gedeelte van die pad verspoel het. Tog s\u00ea Kolb was dit nie so erg soos die afgelope naweek se stormweer nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het toe geen windskade gehad nie. Ons het nog nooit so baie skade soos nou gehad nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns moes in Junie verlede jaar die plaas vir drie weke sluit toe die oorstromings plaasgevind het. Andersins het dit goed gegaan met ons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het reeds in 2020 brande gehad. Ons het dieselfde brandbestrydingspanne hier gehad en hulle het daarin geslaag om die plaas heeltemal te red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaar met die swartsuidoostewind het selfs my bure, wat hul hele lewe lank hier is, ges\u00ea hulle het nog nooit so \u2019n wind beleef nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil graag my gebede en my gedagtes stuur aan almal wat baie meer as ons verloor het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kolb s\u00ea die geskatte waarde van alles wat hulle verloor het is nog nie bereken nie, maar dat die assessor van die versekering Dinsdag op die plaas was om ontledings te doen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dereck Peceur, Drakenstein se hoofbrandweerbeampte, het by navraag s\u00ea die munisipaliteit se brandweerdienste is om 04:58 in kennis gestel van \u2019n brand onder die N1-brug, waar \u2019n voertuig die vorige aand afgeval het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMet die brandweerdienste se aankoms is vasgestel dat \u2019n brand op plase op die Keerwederpad in die Paarl woed. Hierdie brand is erg deur die stormsterkte wind aangehits, en verskeie strukture is bedreig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNoodontruiming van nabygele\u00eb huise is gedoen, en sowat 10 strukture is in die brand en wind verwoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNiemand is in die brand beseer nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie brand is teen 11:00 in bedwang gebring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie oorsaak van die brand by die plase op die Keerwederpad is beskadigde elektriese drade.\u201d.<\/span>When an aggressive fire, fueled by gale-force winds, hit the Mountain Shadows guest farm in Paarl on Sunday morning 7 April, the owner could only watch helplessly and say goodbye to the historic buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Toe \u2019n aggressiewe brand, aangehits deur stormsterkte wind, Sondagoggend (7 April) die gasteplaas Mountain Shadows in die Paarl tref, kon die eienaar net hulpeloos toekyk en totsiens s\u00ea vir die historiese 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