SANParks - Table Mountain National Park
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Media Advisory
Fountain Ravine Fire Update
29 October 2022
According to Philip Prins, Fire Manager for Table Mountain National Park, "The fire which erupted yesterday evening around 8pm on the Kasteelpoort side of Table Mountain in Fountain Ravine, is currenlty ongoing. The fire has spread towards the top section of the cable way area and crews from Table Mountain National Park and the City of Cape Fire and Rescue Services remain on scene to mitigate the spread of the fire where accessible.
The fire along the western slopes, below the cable station, is still inaccessible to ground crews."
TMNP can confirmation that a chopper from Working on Fire in the Southern Cape, will be operational within the area as of 12pm this afternoon.
Fresh ground crews from NCC Wildfires has been dispatched and carted with the cable car, and a further request been placed with the Volunteer Wildfire Services for assistance as of 8am this morning.
The cause of the fire is not known and we will inform the public timeously on the way forward"
Wahida Parker, managing director of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC), says “Our operations are on alert. We are offering firefighting teams any logistical support they may require, including transporting them to the top of the mountain.
“We ask that members of the public exercise caution, and monitor social media channels for operational updates. We also ask that they cooperate with any requests from firefighting crews that have been deployed."
Update to follow.
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