"Too Soon": Student Shares Pics of How UCT Fire Started Vs How It’s Going

"Too Soon": Student Shares Pics of How UCT Fire Started Vs How It’s Going

- A young South African man, seemingly a student at the University of Cape Town, has shared images showing the scene before and after the ravaging fires

- The student’s latest post on social media has attracted the interest of his followers while the University of Cape Town and the City of Cape Town are still recovering from theblaze

- @Ori_Debig_Beats’ followers have shared hilarious responses; some say he could be the suspect of the University of Cape Town's fires and others want to join him in the Mother City

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As the City of Cape Town and the University of Cape Town are still in shock after ravaging fires that engulfed the city, a man has posted a picture on social media where he compares life before and after the fire.

Going by the name of @Ori_Debig_Beats on Twitter, he has shocked the country with his latest images. He posted the burnt-down University of Cape Town building as well as a snap of a comfortable bed in what looks like a hotel.

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Many Mzansi social media users have acted swiftly to react to the two images and some are saying it’s too soon to have such an unbelievable change in fortunes.

While some of the social networking site users could not hold their disbelief, saying the user has just used an application to edit the second image, some wish to join him in the plush hotel room.

Briefly News takes a look at the comments from Mzansi users as the Twitter community is divided as far as their reactions are concerned.

@Bheka_Sdlodlo said:

“Life is still not fair for the guys staying at Liesbeeck Gardens. They won’t experience such.”
A UCT student has attracted the attention of social media users for sharing two of his pictures. Image: Twitter
A UCT student has attracted the attention of social media users for sharing two of his pictures. Image: Twitter
Source: Twitter

@Thembisile_Q said:

“Bathong awuse comfy kamnandi (Wow, you're nicely comfortable) on those white sheets. I'm glad you are okay and you didn't lose any property.”

@Sibuzakes said:

“It ended in Egyptian cotton.”

@LufunoHoney said:

“You are rejoicing for not being in school. Wow.”

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Briefly News reported on Monday that a man has reportedly been arrested for allegedly starting one of the fires that are tearing Cape Town apart. Firefighters have been battling the massive blaze on Table Mountain and received calls about several people making bush fires.

Reports say that there were two calls in succession that people had been seen in the bushes starting fires.

There were allegedly three people accused of arson. Law enforcement detained one person for allegedly being present in the area of the fire.

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Phumzile Ngcatshe (Editor) Phumzile Ngcatshe is a staunch football fan and a lover of political and human interest stories. He launched his journalism career working for various community publications but eventually joined Goal.com where he worked until October 2020. In March 2021 Pumzile also started writing human interest, mainstream and sports news for Briefly News. Phumzile's love for writing saw him earn a national qualification in Journalism and Media Studies and a qualification in video and television production.