Firefighters Work All Night to Contain Fires on the Slopes of Paarl Mountain

• Cape Town firefighters worked through the night to contain a wildfire on the banks of Paarl Mountain
• While the blaze has been controlled, residents are still being cautioned to avoid the area in the meantime
• The severe wildfire comes just days after Western firefighters put out a blaze near Kommetjie on Thursday

An intimidating fire broke out on the slopes of Paarl Mountain near Cape Town on Friday night, leaving brave firefighters to tackle the blaze.

A spokesperson for the Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services, Anesca Roodt, says 6 firefighting vehicles and 16 firefighters were on the scene.

While first responders are keeping a close eye on the situation, EWN reports that by 7 am Saturday morning the fire had been contained.

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Residents have been assured that right now the fire poses no immediate threat to life or property but are still being cautioned to avoid the area.

The fire comes just days after Western Cape fire services put out a wildfire that broke out on Thursday, December 16 in the Kommetjie area of Cape Town, Cape Town etc reports.

Centurion flood warning from City of Tshwane annoys SA: "Why don't you fix it"

The City of Tshwane shared a video on Twitter warning motorists and pedestrians of major flooding at End Street in Centurion. The City shared a 16-second clip of a heavily flooded road and asked locals to avoid low-lying bridges.

The clip resulted in some harsh responses from South Africans who want to know why the City has not done anything to prepare flooding. Saffas seem to share the same sentiment as they are annoyed that they are being warned to watch out for themselves instead of Government putting in the work to avoid such issues.

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The video gained a whopping 79 000 views and 737 likes on the bluebird app. Comments of concern and other responses of people making light of the situation are blowing up the replies section:

South Africans want Government to intervene instead of issuing warnings

@McBills89 asked:

"Are you ever going to increase the height of that bridge or just enjoy posting this video every time it's raining?"

@ntokozo_dla23 shared:

"Centurion has been always like this for years every time heavy rains come by cars swim... After all these years you are telling me there's no plan? Aowa there's always something you can do... You just don't want to, neh?"

@Ms_Wabo responded with:

"How about fixing it?"

Source: Briefly News