02 March 2015
Cape
Town fire-fighters are still trying to contain a fire which broke out in Peck
Valley, Muizenberg on Sunday.
The
City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Services’ Theo Layne said the fire has
already destroyed four homes and the blaze has spread to Hout Bay and
Noordhoek.
Layne
said the Silvermine Village retirement home in San Michel and some homes near
the fire line were evacuated last night.
He
emphasised that they have four helicopters water bombing the area,
approximately 28 firefighting vehicles are on the scene with 16 support
vehicles.
“We
are assisted by the Table Mountain National Parks Working on Fire and Volunteer
Wildlife Services. The fire is not under control as yet, but the dropping in
wind condition has made a little easier for us to contain the fire” Layne said.
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