Fire fighters and residents of Montagu battled the fire on the edge of town. Photo: Montagu Volunteer Fire & Rescue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn Friday (14 November) gale-force winds chased the fire down the valley, where it jumped a firebreak and the R62, igniting trees and vegetation. Additional firefighters as well as helicopters were deployed to assist the teams of the Cape Winelands District Municipality, Cape Nature and the Langeberg Municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur volunteers, men and women, worked with the other fire crews to keep the flames from damaging our town,\u201d Mundey said. “The flames were right up against some of the houses and left the walls blackened when the fire came close to town after it burnt through the Zionsberg farm area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some orchards were damaged and a container-style store burnt down. The fire also damaged some caravans. Firefighting continued late into the night and firefighters were grateful for the steady rain that fell for two hours from 02:00. Though the fire was no longer burning the teams continued to look for smouldering tree stumps and hot spots that may flame up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CWDM extended its thanks to everyone, partners, volunteer fire organisations, contracted services, community members and the farmers and agri-workers, whose assistance and cooperation remain invaluable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Groendal, Franschhoek, a fire ignited in the veld above the informal settlement outside the town. The fire moves slowly due to limited fuel, as the area burns in January too. Cape Nature teams continued with active suppression on the the opposite flank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe help we received from the community\u2019s was amazing. They supplied the teams with food and something to drink and things like eye drops. Those who couldn\u2019t physically help, donated money so that we could buy more fire beaters when we didn\u2019t have enough. About 30 volunteers from Montagu helped tame the blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fire near De Doorns, caused by lightning high up on the Matroosberg mountain, was also quelled after several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crews were deployed to a new fire on the Worcester side of the Du Toit’s Kloof Pass on On Sunday (16 November) and brought it under control by the next morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the early hours of Monday (17 November) two new fires were reported. Fire crews and local farmers tackled a fire fuelled by strong wind in the Slanghoek Valley, between Rawsonville and Wolseley. They were able to guide it away from infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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