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Mayor Plato thanks firefighters as efforts continue to contain the #capetownfire

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Property, including private homes, the Rhodes Memorial restaurant and historical structures such as the Mostert’s Hill windmill have been damaged by the blaze, which started this morning just above Phillip Kgosana Drive, and spread towards Rhodes Memorial and UCT.

Students from the Upper Campus of the University of Cape Town also had to be evacuated as strong winds caused the fire to spread. Several UCT buildings have been affected, including part of a library. The university is arranging emergency accommodation for students evacuated from residences.

Mayor Plato visited the site to thank those involved in firefighting efforts.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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