Around five homes were evacuated from Erinvale Golf Estate in Somerset West after a fire that broke out in the area this week was fanned towards the estate overnight.
According to the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, the wind picked up considerably after midnight, causing the fire in inaccessible parts of the area to spread towards the golf estate. "In addition, the fire spread towards the Helderberg Nature Reserve, however [it is] still high up the mountain slopes," Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said.Firefighter crews stationed themselves strategically to protect the properties.
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