01 Jun 2016

WATCH: 'SA firefighters in Canada set to hit fire line on Thursday'

Nick Pawson

A 301-strong team of South African firefighters and their management arrived in Canada on Monday to assist authorities there in fighting a wildfire in Alberta province that has been burning out of control for a month.

We spoke to Working On Fire's spokesman Linton Rensburg on Wednesday morning, who has been in constant communication with the team on the ground. Watch.

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