A mountain fire has broken out along Sir Lowry’s Pass in Gordon’s Bay. The N2 highway between Sir Lowry’s Pass and Botrivier has been closed. The large amount of smoke is currently pushing over Cape Town.
Looking at #SirLowrysPassFire from the Grabouw area. The large plume of smoke is pushing over @CapeTown. Pic: David Morris pic.twitter.com/0NEwuD4r0F
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) November 7, 2017
#Gordansbay #fire @Abramjee @News24 residents have been advised to consider evacuation due to high wind speeds pic.twitter.com/POsGlSozGu
— Johnson Dube (@DubeJodube) November 7, 2017
“Extensive area of vegetation burnt on #SirLowryPass we have about 20 vehicles. The cause of the fire is undetermined,” City sp, Theo Layne pic.twitter.com/WRAPzQtD4l
— Lonwabo Marele (@LobzMarele) November 7, 2017
ALERT: @SAWeatherServic has issued wildfire warnings for Cape Peninsula, West Coast and parts on the Northern interior for this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/kn05BcF2NX
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) November 7, 2017
WCape?Update#SirLowrysPassFire
46 @environmentza WOF firefighters assisting @CapeNature1 at Sir Lowrys Pass Fire#SavingLives #FireSeason pic.twitter.com/hUYepEmdL1— Working on Fire (@wo_fire) November 7, 2017
Photography Bryn De Kock on Twitter