More than 200 firefighters are battling a blaze on Signal Hill in Cape Town, with vehicles and homes on fire.
City of Cape Town fire department spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said that the fire started on the mountain slopes below Tafelberg Road at about 12.50pm.
There were reports of four houses that caught alight in Trek Road, and others affected on Intel Road.
Houses, cars burnt as fire blazes on Signal Hill
Image: Esa Alexander
More than 200 firefighters are battling a blaze on Signal Hill in Cape Town, with vehicles and homes on fire.
City of Cape Town fire department spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said that the fire started on the mountain slopes below Tafelberg Road at about 12.50pm.
There were reports of four houses that caught alight in Trek Road, and others affected on Intel Road.
Image: City of Cape Town
In total, some 203 firefighters were battling the blaze.
The City of Cape Town said that six vehicles were “severely damaged” and five others affected on Signal Hill Road.
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