#CapeTownFire sets Table Mountain alight Cycling home battling strong winds, a surreal picture awaited me in the CBD: Table Mountain on fire. At no point did I feel worried, the Cape Town fires raging on Devil's Peak in 2021 were far more scary. And indeed, the next morning the Table Mountain inferno was ‘largely contained’. However, there are warnings that Cape Town is not immune to a Los Angeles type fire disaster…

Cape Town Fire sets Table Mountain alight.

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Seemingly so. It's only a bit tonight. #TableMountainFire

Table Mountain, with lots of smoke

It's a bit calmer this morning:

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Still burning. #CapeTown #TableMountainFire

#TableMountainFire near Devil's Peak.

The wind has dropped a bit.

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The #TableMountainFire on Sunday morning, picture taken from a car from the airport. Smoke drifts from two places on the south side of Table Mountain, Cape Town.

This was it on Sunday morning on my way from the airport.

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Although now there are some red and blue flashing lights heading towards it with sirens wailing.

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Big fire on the hillside above Cape Town. Lots of smoke.

And within an hour it's almost at the city. I've packed a bag. #TableMountainFire

Flames on Table Mountain.

Within about 20 minutes it was halfway down the mountain. #TableMountainFire

Orange glow of fire on Table Mountain.

Anyway I was just turning in and this caught my eye from the bedroom window 😱

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Since the last message the area has substantially increased. The face of the side of Table Mountain is becoming engulfed in flames.

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Fire has broken out on Table Mountain in Cape Town, and is speaking along the area around Devils Peak. #tablemountain #tablemountainfire #fire #wildfire #capetown

So sad to hear about the #tablemountainfire and the destruction of the Jagger library and other buildings @UCT_news. @GiftoftheGivers is accepting donations to support students