City of Cape Town Fire and Emergency services says it could take a week to bring the Table Mountain blaze under control. Four thousand students have been evacuated from UCT residences. Some residents of Vredehoek on the lower slopes of Devil's Peak which was also threatened by the fire, were happy to be evacuated while others rejected the call to evacuate. Some had this to say….
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LINK: For emergency workers dealing with people on the ground and evacuations is not that easy. Let’s talk now about what we as the public should know and also what should we understand about what to pack and what to do in an evacuation as we welcome….
Guest: Linton Rensburg - National Spokesperson for the 'Working on Fire' Organisation