{"id":303416,"date":"2026-01-23T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=303416"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:42:23","slug":"firefighters-contain-vegetation-fire-along-adam-tas-avenue-in-bothasig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/firefighters-contain-vegetation-fire-along-adam-tas-avenue-in-bothasig\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters contain vegetation fire along Adam Tas Avenue in Bothasig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Firefighters from the City of Cape Town&#8217;s Fire and Rescue Services attended to a vegetation fire along Adam Tas Avenue in Bothasig this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>District Watch, a local private security company, shared details of the incident online, indicating that the swift response by firefighters prevented its spread. 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