[PICS] Blaze in Lourensford reignited by strong winds

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Working on Fire's been asked to provide aerial resources but cannot fly at the moment because of the windy conditions.WOF aerial resources have been requested to assist at the fire today, however due to windy weather conditions they cannot fly at the moment.@CPFPA1 @CapeNature1 @CityofCTAlerts #savinglives#ProtectingTheEnvironment pic.twitter.com/DRr3DXImVd

— Working on Fire June 11, 2022 Sara-Jayne King got an update from Cape Town Fire and Rescue's Jermaine Carelse on Weekend Breakfast. It seems that just after 12 last night the wind picked up considerably which spotted the different areas on Lourensford itself. That drove the fire to Erinvale [Estate] and the Helderberg Nature Reserve.The fire's quite close to the houses on the top section of Erinvale... They're protecting those properties. The only people that did evacuate to my knowledge, were the residents staying on the top section, that's four or five houses.

Jermaine Carelse, Spokesperson - Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service He says the biggest concern is one house with a thatched roof.Earlier on Saturday, NCC Wildfires provided images of the areas where they are fighting to contain the flareups.

It's really scary.

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