'Congregants' in an inferno brawl

A fire that erupted on the lower reaches of the mountain above Muizenberg on Sunday 15 June scorched about 28 hectares of veld that's at least 10-year-old.

- KEANAN HARMSE

The City's Fire and Rescue Service was alerted on Sunday morning at 08:00 of mountain slopes alight above Boyes Drive, said the City's Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse.

"Several resources were dispatched to the scene as well as the Incident Management Team type four to coordinate operational functions. Fire crews used water from the various fire engines and bush beaters and spades where the terrain was inaccessible."

South African National Parks (SANParks) sent two fire crews with four tankers and two skid units to assist the City's firefighters battling the blaze, SANParks head of communications JP Louw confirmed.