URGENT FIRE UPDATE

[Justin]

URGENT FIRE UPDATE
EVACUATIONS IN PROGRESS
ALL DA GAMA PARK, PINEHAVEN, RED HILL, GLEN MARINE AND (PARTS OF) SIMONS TOWN RESIDENTS TO PLEASE EVACUATE THEIR HOMES.
Please take all animals, important documents and move to your closest community centres.
Please advise neighbours who may not be at home.
Or if you know of any animals in homes, please take them with you.
Please try do this in an orderly fashion and remain clear of emergency vehicles and personnel.
PLEASE WE ARE STRESSING THIS POINT
All refreshments for the firefighters in the Da Gama Park and Glencairn areas are to be taken to Fish Hoek Fire Station.
PLEASE DO NOT GO INTO GLENCAIRN AREA!!
Roads have been closed at the Glencairn Road and Black Hill Road intersection. Simon's Town / Glencairn area is closed off.
Roads are being blocked and crews are struggling to move around.
Also it is an extremely dangerous area.
Residents are asked to please evacuate your animals and important documents. And report to your nearest community centres.

[Justin]

11 Jan @ 11pm

Good evening to all. Just a quick Fire update. Currently we have fires in the following areas

*Atlantis
*Protea Heights
*Between Koringberg and Piketberg
*Simon's Town
*Fish Hoek
*Hottentots Holland mountain towards Grabouw
*Hottentots Mountain Catchmen area
*Slanghoek
*Rawsonville
*Tulbagh
*Prince Alfred
*Ashton
*Barrydale
*Albertinia

Evacuation still undergoing in Simon's Town, Da Gama and Fish Hoek area.

Ltd keep all the firemen in prayer and our thoughts. All resources are out busy battling the fires so at the moment there is none left to respond to smaller fires.

[mokganjetsi]

Eyewitness accounts that the fire ravaging the Simonstown area was started on purpose. whether this is political or criminal will be interesting to find out. For now, I think mountain users should be very aware and try to observe (& record) any suspicious activity to help the authorities nail those responsible for this scourge.