Firefighters hope to contain Kilimanjaro fire within hours
Hard winds on Sunday helped fan the fire, but they have died down, and no injuries or deaths have been reported
12 October 2020 - 16:40
Dar Es Salaam — Tanzanian residents, students and firefighters were battling on Monday to contain a fire that broke out Sunday on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, the National Parks service (Tanapa) said.
Hard winds on Sunday helped fan the fire, but the winds have died down. So far, no injuries or deaths have been reported and no property damaged...
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