SANParks offers reward, after probe finds April Cape Town Fire may have been started intentionally

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By Liesl Smit


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A R10 000 reward has been issued for any information about the massive blaze in the Table Mountain National Park in April.

An investigation has revealed the massive wildfire may have been started intentionally. SANParks probed the blaze that destroyed 600 hectares of land, including parts of UCT and Table Mountain, and revealed its findings to the media today.

Fire investigator Rob Erasmus said CCTV footage showed that a vehicle was parked close to the area concerned, just before the fire started.

 

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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