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Updating: #12ApostlesFire trends in Cape Town as mountain slopes burn
Update, 13 Oct, 9.30am: The fire between Camps Bay and Llandudno on Cape Town’s 12 Apostles mountain range is still burning, this according to reports from firefighters and eyewitnesses.
The blaze, fanned by strong winds, was at its most intense Thursday evening.
#12ApostlesFire Crews working hard to contain the runaway flank. Good luck out there. @NCCwildfires @vwsfires @TableMountainNP @wo_fire pic.twitter.com/OG9CSwwW4T
— Sullivan Photography (@Sullphotography) October 12, 2017
Friday morning paints a slightly different picture.
As first aerial resources get to work, we get a better idea of the real #12ApostlesFire size and challenges. Photo from @wo_fire Spotter. pic.twitter.com/1k77Rd4e93
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) October 13, 2017
#CTFire #Oudekraal Wind is picking up a little, fanning the flames. @MoniqueMortlock pic.twitter.com/TyzkGt9eZG
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 13, 2017
The smoke plume is visible from Stellenbosch, Noordhoek, and across Cape Town’s southern suburbs.
Smoke view from Noordhoek #CampsBayfire pic.twitter.com/906bAmwWOc
— Louise Marsland (@Louise_Marsland) October 13, 2017
#OudekraalFire #12ApostlesFire #CampsBayFire smoke from Buitengracht St this morning. pic.twitter.com/OAlQaTMbn0
— Andy Walker (@AndyWalkerSA) October 13, 2017
Smoke column from #12ApostlesFire can be seen from #Winelands / Stellenbosch area. pic.twitter.com/4XAL37KU7O
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) October 13, 2017
Smoke can be seen from the southern suburbs this morning #12ApostlesFire 🔥🙏 pic.twitter.com/2MQAmvxPJO
— Dylan Graham (@TheDylanGraham) October 13, 2017
Victoria Road has also been reopened for traffic.
Cape Town – #12ApostlesFire Victoria Road: RE-OPENED between Llandudno and Camps Bay
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) October 13, 2017
Update, 12 Oct, 8.40pm: According to Working On Fire — another organisation fighting the 12 Apostles fire — the 12 Apostles Hotel has been evacuated.
“Buses are assisting with evacuation. Fire spreading around the hotel heading towards the Oudekraal picnic area,” tweeted Working on Fire.
The Hotel is situated on the lower slopes of the mountain range.
@12_Apostles being evacuated. Buses are assisting with evacuation. Fire spreading around the hotel heading towards the Oudekraal picnic area
— Working on Fire (@wo_fire) October 12, 2017
Update, 12 Oct, 8pm: More photographs of the 12 Apostles fire near Camps Bay continue to flood the likes of Twitter, as the fire continues to rage.
The latest snaps, taken just prior to sunset on Thursday, suggest that the fire is now occupying a vast swathe of the mountain slope.
Volunteer Wildfire Services, one of the organisations battling the blaze, called it a “a huge spreading fire” in a tweet.
#12ApostlesFire – Huge flames on the hills of The Twelve Apostles as a veldfire rages in high winds. Photo by @JayCaboz pic.twitter.com/Jz9dvN2uKi
— Jay Caboz (@JayCaboz) October 12, 2017
@CityofCT #12ApostlesFire are we safe? #Ottawa road getting nervous #CampsBayFire pic.twitter.com/IbFTwFskNq
— ThatMiss_G (@ThatMiss_G) October 12, 2017
#12ApostlesFire @vwsfires @CityofCTAlerts @TheOfficial_CT pic.twitter.com/211liDq3za
— Caryn (@MedicCazUp) October 12, 2017
More pictures from the #12ApostlesFire Live on the scene for 3 hours Cape Town fire. Closing in on the hotel. pic.twitter.com/ORoxqGJ6Jd
— Free Sea Point Prom (@FreeSPPromenade) October 12, 2017
#12ApostlesFire #CampsBayFire from one of our bedrooms 😱 Thoughts & prayers to the brave firefighters 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/QvrO1Vh33D
— Lee-Ann Liebenberg (@LeeAnn_L) October 12, 2017
View from my balcony #12ApostlesFire #CampsBayFire 😱 pic.twitter.com/zdFlViMXOm
— Lee-Ann Liebenberg (@LeeAnn_L) October 12, 2017
Caught on the @12_Apostles webcam, @RobStami takes his @VWS volunteer crew onto the fire line by the hotel. #BeSafe! #12ApostlesFire pic.twitter.com/P1vfreucCs
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) October 12, 2017
Victoria Road, the primary access road between Hout Bay and Cape Town’s Atlantic suburbs has been closed to traffic from Camps Bay.
Cape Town – #12ApostlesFire Victoria Road: ROAD CLOSED between Camps Bay and Hout Bay: pic via @paulingpen pic.twitter.com/D8TkeQlHKr
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) October 12, 2017
Update, 12 Oct, 4.30pm: Volunteer Wildfire Services on Thursday afternoon posted an update to Twitter, noting that the 12 Apostles fire has “flared up significantly due to erratic winds”.
#12ApostlesFire has flared up significantly due to erratic winds. @TableMountainNP managed fire crews working hard to get the upper hand. https://t.co/DgbN2NMT91
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) October 12, 2017
“Thick smoke obscuring Victoria Drive. Please stay clear of this area & find a different route. Plz do NOT be a fire tourist,” it wrote in another tweet.
The FIRE between 12 Apostles & Camps Bay Cape Town is Live with huge flames & high SE wind . Firemen on scene. pic.twitter.com/tzQgr7mhaB
— Free Sea Point Prom (@FreeSPPromenade) October 12, 2017
Update, 12 Oct, 10am: The fire on the 12 Apostles mountain range continues to burn, but Table Mountain National Park officials have noted that the situation “looks much better than yesterday”.
“We currently have 32 Working on Fire, 10 NCC Environmental Wildfires, 2 vehicles, 2 heavy duty pumps and one SANDF Helicopter. There are a lot of hot spot areas that will be the focus of the day. The wind is picking up and direction changes with a SE wind is a concern,” writes Working On Fire, quoting Table Mountain National Park.
The below video shot by Working On Fire shows the current condition of the blaze.
Other images uploaded to social media this morning depicts the damage to vegetation.
Pipe track near woody ravine this morning 730am #12ApostlesFire pic.twitter.com/wiCQZrk0rF
— Ultra Marathon (@UltraMarathonMa) October 12, 2017
Fire flaring up this morning 730am seen from pipe track behind woody ravine #12ApostlesFire @vwsfires pic.twitter.com/xIVTuok73G
— Ultra Marathon (@UltraMarathonMa) October 12, 2017
Update, 11 Oct, 7.30pm: As of 7.15pm, the fire on the 12 Apostles mountain range above Oudekraal has not been contained. This according to a tweet by Working On Fire.
“120 hectares” of land has been burnt, while “150 firefighters” were at the scene.
WC Fire Update#CampsbayFire #OudekraalFire – not cpntained
Apprx 120 hectares vled burnt
150 firefighters on scenehttps://t.co/DqmQnhZrGj pic.twitter.com/dsx3kTVevj— Working on Fire (@wo_fire) October 11, 2017
Original article: While the north and east of South Africa experienced hail, flooding and, in some cases, mudslides this week, Cape Town is today experiencing its first notable wildfire of the summer.
A wildfire is currently burning along the slopes of the 12 Apostles mountain range above Oudekraal, between the 12 Apostles Hotel and Camps Bay.
“More than 25 firefighters from the Department of Environmental Affairs Working on Fire programme are assisting the SANParks in containing the OudeKraal Fire,” wrote SANParks on the Table Mountain National Park Facebook page.
A SANDF chopper is also at the scene.
In a Facebook post, VWS confirmed that crews from the Newlands and South Peninsula VWS teams were working alongside the team from the Table Mountain National Park.
@NCCwildfires Crew#OudekraalFire pic.twitter.com/5Z001a7Uxm
— Working on Fire (@wo_fire) October 11, 2017
#12ApostlesFire is currently trending on Twitter in Cape Town after Volunteer Wildfire Services (@VWSWildfires) tweeted an initial warning to Capetonians.
#12ApostlesFire #wildfire along Victoria Drive. Please stay clear of the area and let emergency vehicles through. @KFMza @News24 @cptfrs pic.twitter.com/8MXJjDPK32
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) October 11, 2017
Cape Town residents and firefighters have also uploaded images and videos to social media of the fire, and the smoke currently blowing across the Southern Suburbs.
The smoke can also be seen from Milnerton.
@TableMountainNP @NCCwildfires crews combating wildfire for client on #OudekraalFire. Large fire out of season #NewNorm #WeGotYourBack pic.twitter.com/esin9BbLB2
— NCC Wildfires (@NCCwildfires) October 11, 2017
The smoke over the Southern Suburbs is from the #12ApostlesFire #Wildfire. https://t.co/meOKTAMd84
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) October 11, 2017
View from Constantia Village. #12apostlesfire #wildfire pic.twitter.com/D8VpbPhhJt
— Basil Scordilis (@BasilScordilis) October 11, 2017
Large fire 12 Apostles.. please avoid area to allow emergency services clear access @cptfrs @CPFPA1 @NCCwildfires @vwsfires @VulcanWildfire pic.twitter.com/jcm7uh26dC
— Sullivan Photography (@Sullphotography) October 11, 2017
Windy conditions and large amount of smoke from current #Fire #CapeTown 12 Apostles mountain range pic.twitter.com/4K2ZRuUA2b
— TechnoBok (@TechnoBokMedia) October 11, 2017
Instagram users have also posted pictures of the fire.
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The 12 Apostles Hotel tweeted at around 4pm that the fire is “under control”.
Fire under control and access to the hotel is still open. https://t.co/s6Q0zCZ2TB
— 12 Apostles Hotel (@12_Apostles) October 11, 2017
Volunteer Wildfire Services have asked road users to keep clear of the area.
Updates:
4pm: added a tweet from the 12 Apostles Hotel, and comment from SANPark’s Table Mountain National Park Facebook page.
4.30pm: added images from Instagram, and updates from VWS and Working On Fire.
This is a developing story…