The blaze that broke out off Racecourse Road in Milnerton last week Monday took the City of Cape Town firefighters two days to extinguish.
Fire and rescue service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said the cause of the fire remains unclear.
Nearby reeds had been seen alight since 12:00 on Monday, according to social media posts.
Carelse says they received a call at 13:35 on Monday.
“This is an ongoing incident. No property is in danger or has been damaged,” he says.
A motorist Johan Pat says the traffic was a nightmare.
“I’m just glad no one was hurt in the fire,” he says.
Fire crews from Milnerton, Bellville, Brooklyn, Kraaifontein, Goodwood and Durbanville were on the scene with a total of five fire engines, two seasonal firefighter units (Bellville and Milnerton), a water tanker and two skid units.
An Incident Management Team was also on scene to assist with operations.
Although no roads were blocked off, motorists advised the community to drive carefully as visibility was affected.
