A fire has broken out on Table Mountain on Sunday, April 18. SANParks has called for immediate evacuation from all surrounding areas as the fire has been declared “out of control”.
According to 1-Second CPT-Daily, the fire started as a result of a huge explosion at the Rhodes Memorial restaurant. However, this is yet to be confirmed.
WATCH:
Insane fire off newlands. Table mountain. Rhodes Mem restaurant gas canisters blowing up: #capetown #newlands pic.twitter.com/lp365CuD99
— L Franks (@cape_eye) April 18, 2021
The restaurant has allegedly burned down almost completely. A student has also been in contact with Cape Town Etc, and said that the Molecular Biology building is on fire at The University of Cape Town, upper main campus.
Rhodes Fire:
Reports that the Resturant has sadly been burnt down.
Pic: social
Posted by JWI.News on Sunday, 18 April 2021
⚠️URGENT NOTICE⚠️
SANParks Table Mountain National Park requests that all hikers within the Newlands and Rhodes Memorial area evacuate with immediate effect. Cars parked within these sections need to be moved as a matter of urgency.
— SANParks TMNP (@TableMountainNP) April 18, 2021
The fire on Table Mountain is out of control. The Rhodes Memorial Restaurant has burnt down pic.twitter.com/tfj5ukepv9
— 🇵🇸 Eulogs 🇵🇸 (@Eulogs) April 18, 2021
Earlier, SANparks said that Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) have dispatched crews from NCC Wildfires to assist with fire suppression efforts.
Meanwhile, NCC Wildfires took to Twitter to announce that Type 1 Crews have responded to a fire near the Game Camp.
An update from Twitter:
Please help our firefighters… #TableMountainFire https://t.co/1QnIl2thCL
— Cape {town} Etc (@CapeTownEtc) April 18, 2021
Footage from Fountain Road, near the Baxter Theatre. #TableMountainFire pic.twitter.com/MnGmur21Ap
— Cape {town} Etc (@CapeTownEtc) April 18, 2021
What’s left of the historic Mostert’s Mill… pic.twitter.com/kaKPWHNz03
— Cape {town} Etc (@CapeTownEtc) April 18, 2021
It is alleged that the UCT library is nothing but ash and dust. https://t.co/5QzQqTryZ8
— Cape {town} Etc (@CapeTownEtc) April 18, 2021
Picture: Supplied