Fires in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek

View from Paarl - Yesterday 28 January 2013

First sight of the raging fires, seen from a mountain estate on Hellshoogte

Fires burning through the night on 28 January

Fires as seen from Kylemore, 15km away from the raging fires

Fires as seen from the Hellshoogte Pass burning on 28th January 2013

Fires as seen from the Hellshoogte Pass burning on 28th January 2013

10pm mountain burning - view from paarl south

Photo 1 of a sequence of a WOF Huey waterbombing the fire in Wemmershoek, near Franschhoek. (Rob Tarr, News24 user)

Photo 2 of a sequence of a WOF Huey waterbombing the fire in Wemmershoek, near Franschhoek. (Rob Tarr, News24 user)

Photo 3 of a sequence of a WOF Huey waterbombing the fire in Wemmershoek, near Franschhoek. (Rob Tarr, News24 user)

(Craig Kolesky, via Twitter)

(Craig Kolesky, via Twitter)

(Craig Kolesky, via Twitter)

(Craig Kolesky, via Twitter)

(Craig Kolesky, via Twitter)

(Kate Duggan, via Twitter)

Stellenbosch wild fire. (News24 user)

Franschhoek fire. (News24 user)

Jason van der merwe.

Jason van der Merwe, News24 user

Start of a massive veld fire in Franschhoek. (Craig, News24 user)

Massive veld fire from Paarl. (News24 user)

Dark cloud over Stellenbosch. (Johannes Richter, News24 user)

Jason van der Merwe

Franschhoek fire. (Gerhard Bouwer, News24 user)

Afternoon sun filtered through black smoke with Taalmonument in background - 6 pm

Moon rising over mountain on fire - 10pm

Huey bombing fire in Wemmershoek - Photo by Matthew Moxon

(Vrede en Lust, Facebook)

(Craig Kolesky, via Twitter)

(Markus Hegewisch, via Twitter)

Fire in the Wemershoek mountains. (News24 user Wayne Morris)

Fire next to the N2 outside Cape Town on 28 January (Wallace du Plessis, News24)

No description [Sent via News24 iPhone app]

Smoke over the Wemmershoek mountain, as seen from the N2 (Wallace du Plessis, News24)

Smoke caused by the fires in the Boland region on 28 January (Wallace du Plessis, News24)

(Bianca Venter, via Twitter)

(Cameron Mcnaughton, via Twitter)

(Bernard Linde, via Twitter)

(Heleen Mills, via Twitter)

(Janice Basson, via Twitter)

(Jodie Swallow, via Twitter)