TRIAL BY FIRE

CITY of Cape Town firefighters entered their fourth day of fighting the wildfire in Tokai.

- BY ROBIN-LEE FRANCKE & THEOLIN TEMBO

Yesterday, brave first responders remained on-site at the fire on Table Mountain. The wildfires started on Friday in Tokai, spreading over Silvermine and moving towards Muizenberg.

An injury to a female firefighter was reported.

By Monday morning, Jermaine Carelse, the City of Cape Town’s spokesperson for Fire and Rescue, said there had been no flare-ups overnight.

He reported yesterday: “Choppers will be airborne after an assessment. One female firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital. As of last night, the fire was creeping down Boyes Drive, Kalk Bay, and Fish Hoek’s side, while on the Ou Kaapse Weg side, it moved towards Noordhoek.