{"id":271781,"date":"2025-10-17T11:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wildfire-near-glencairn-expressway-still-burning\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:03:08","slug":"wildfire-near-glencairn-expressway-still-burning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wildfire-near-glencairn-expressway-still-burning\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire near Glencairn Expressway still burning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CAPE TOWN-<\/strong>Firefighters are still battling a blaze that had erupted near the Glencairn Expressway yesterday afternoon (Thursday 16 October).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 09:00 this morning, the fire was still not contained, the City of Cape Town\u2019s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"271782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wildfire-near-glencairn-expressway-still-burning\/photo-2025-10-17-10-_00856\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_00856.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_00856\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A photo showcasing the inferno ravaging parts of the Capri Mountain from the view of the Masicorp building in Masiphumlele. Photo: Nadiah Mony.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A photo showcasing the inferno ravaging parts of the Capri Mountain from the view of the Masicorp building in Masiphumlele. 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