{"id":47519,"date":"2023-12-20T12:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/five-injured-as-simons-town-blaze-continues-to-rage-20231220\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:00:13","slug":"five-injured-as-simons-town-blaze-continues-to-rage-20231220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/five-injured-as-simons-town-blaze-continues-to-rage-20231220\/","title":{"rendered":"Five injured as Simon&#8217;s Town blaze continues to rage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;color:black;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simon\u2019s Town homeowners of Harbour Heights were evacuated as a precaution just before 01:00 on Wednesday 20 December.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five firefighters sustained injuries and two were taken to hospital.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three choppers continue to waterbomb the affected area, 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