No respite for Cape fire crews
2005-12-26 17:18
Cape Town - Firefighters were still combatting a brush fire at Melkbosstrand on Monday afternoon, Cape Town's chief fire officer Piet Smith said.
A helicopter and a number of fire engines were being used, he said.
Fire crews were also patrolling the Camps Bay and Sir Lowry's Pass areas, where there were occasional flare-ups.
None of the blazes posed any immediate threat to people or property, Smith said.
The SA Weather Service warned that veld fire conditions would on Tuesday persist over the Cape Peninsula, Boland, Swartland, Breede River Valley and the west coast.
- SAPA