Cape Town Firefighter Injured While Battling Table Mountain Blaze

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cape town firefighter injured while battling table mountain blaze

A female firefighter has been injured while battling the ongoing blaze in the Table Mountain National Park, between Tokai and Noordhoek .

The City of Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, confirmed that the firefighter fell and injured both her legs.

Carelse says no major flare-ups were reported overnight. The fire started on Friday.

On Saturday, it took a turn for the worst, the wind came up, the fire jumped over Ou Kaapse Weg and now we're sitting with a fire that stretches along from Tokai all the way up to Fish Hoek, Clovelly, Kalk Bay and then on the other side down to Noordhoek.

He says a large number of firefighting teams remain on the scene, including City Fire and Rescue Services, Table Mountain National Park, NCC, and Volunteer Wildfire Services.