Update: the fire on Signal Hill has now been contained.
It’s just been an awful week for nature conservationists, fire fighters and anyone who happens to live near mountainous vegetation. After the huge blaze that tore through much of the deep south, another fire has flared up on Cape Town’s Signal Hill.
No ad to show here.
The 350m hill, only a few steps away from the city’s central business district, was seen smoldering just before sunset on Friday evening. At present, much of the hill’s eastern face is on fire.
As a result, Cape Town’s citizens have been uploading images of the blaze to the likes of Twitter and Instagram. Additionally, for the third time this week, a fire has leapt to the top of Cape Town’s trending Twitter hashtags.
#SignalHillFire is an absolute inferno! And very close to the houses! I hope everyone is okay
pic.twitter.com/4qVtV1uWUn — dwuff
(@Dwuff) January 13, 2017
A photo posted by @kaland1 on
Devastating views of the #SignalHillFire. 🙁 good luck to the fire fighters. pic.twitter.com/Sbg04Jysap
— Fiona White (@Fi__White) January 13, 2017
Pic of the #signalhillfire from town side pic.twitter.com/spQCersahG
— Daddy (@LifeisSavage) January 13, 2017
#signalhillfire #capetownfire not under control yet not@LionsHeadCPT @ConnFireAlerts @ewnupdates @ewnreporter @wo_fire @CityofCT pic.twitter.com/pmApT4UiRt
— Dutch CG Cape Town (@HorbachBonnie) January 13, 2017
There’s a fire on the mountain! #CapeTown #capefire #fire pic.twitter.com/8aiPgLQAv5
— Michal Malek (@Kinomalek) January 13, 2017
#SignalHillFire is spreading fast. Thoughts and meditations with the Fire fighters of Cape Town.
A photo posted by Andre Swartz (@andreswartzdrums) on
Cape Town’s Volunteer Wildfire Services has asked residents to “stay clear” of the area while they battle to contain the blaze.
#Wildfire #SignalHillFire Please stay clear of the area & let emergency vehicles access the scene. 3 @vwsfires are mobile. Pic: @lisa444888 pic.twitter.com/1rx4ZRaRLE
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) January 13, 2017
How scary is this fire on signal hill? #capetown #fire #signalhillfire #signalhill pic.twitter.com/dd52shfkTr
— Gareth Woods (@TheGarethWoods) January 13, 2017
#SignalHillFire pic.twitter.com/KVh2B66QGC
— Kyle Mijlof (@KMijlof) January 13, 2017
Follow the rolling updates from Twitter below:
Tweets about #SignalHillFire OR #SignalHill OR #capefire
Feature image: Michal Malek via Twitter
