Residents in large areas of Cape Town’s southern peninsula were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon as flames from a wildfire closed in on their homes. The City of Cape Town activated its disaster operations centre in response to widespread fires across the city and a large blaze threatening Simon’s Town. Residents in Da Gama Park‚ Pinehaven‚ Red Hill‚ Glen Marine and parts of Simon’s Town were advised to leave their homes with their animals and important documents‚ and report to community centres. Seventeen Golden Arrow buses were sent to the Simon’s Town naval base to assist with evacuations and the city council water treatment plant was also evacuated‚ said disaster risk management spokesperson Mandy Thomas. Dido Valley‚ Glen and Main roads were also closed. "All the city’s safety and security services are on scene as well as disaster risk management volunteers‚ NSRI and Cape Medical Response‚" said Thomas. The fire broke out on the mountain slopes above Ocean View on Wednesday morn...
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