{"id":271894,"date":"2025-10-21T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=271894"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:13:56","slug":"firefighters-monitor-glencairn-hotspots-after-capri-village-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/firefighters-monitor-glencairn-hotspots-after-capri-village-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters monitor Glencairn hotspots after Capri Village blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CAPE TOWN-<\/strong>The Nature Conservation Corporation (NCC) and the City of Cape Town firefighters are monitoring the hotspots near the Glencairn Expressway following last week&#8217;s fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 12:45, on Thursday 16 October, the City&#8217;s Fire and Rescue Service received a call regarding mountain slopes alight above Capri Village.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1024 \/ 768)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"City\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-271957\" data-id=\"271957\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1024 \/ 768\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_27765-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_27765-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_27765-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_27765-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-10-_27765.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Glencairn fire contained while firefighters monitor the area.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By 09:00 on Friday morning 17 October the fire was still not contained, the service&#8217;s spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, said.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The cause of the fire is not known,&#8221; he said, &#8220;the landowner will most probably launch an investigation into the cause. 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