The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) Fire Services says firefighters are still battling with the fire in Wemmershoek, Franschhoek in the Boland.
The fire started in the Langrug area on Wednesday. Fire Services spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says the Stellenbosch municipality is also on scene providing support with structure protection.
Roodt says no injuries have been reported while adding that firefighting teams will continue active operations throughout the night.
“The fire that originated near the Berg River Dam last night and crossed the R45 has been contained. The CWDM Fire Services extend sincere thanks to our partners, farmers, landowners, and volunteers for their continued support. With high temperatures persisting across the Cape Winelands District, residents and visitors are urged to remain vigilant. Please refrain from braaing, even where facilities are available, and report any fires immediately,” says Roodt.
The Cape Winelands District Municipality says firefighters are still battling the blaze at Wemmershoek in Franschhoek in the Boland. The Municipality says the fire is burning up on the slopes of the mountain above Franschhoek but is burning in the direction of Paarl. #SABCNEWS
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Meanwhile, people continue to deal with the effects of fires in the Western Cape province.
At Eluxolweni and Broadway Street in Pearly Beach in Overstrand Municipality, people have been evacuated because of a fire that has been burning for the past week.
In Hermanus the Overstrand Fire Services is attending to a fire along the R43 opposite the Mount Pleasant sports fields.
Cape Town Disaster Risk Management Centre says registration of people affected by the Site 5 informal settlement fire at Du Noon is underway.
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