The Mossel Bay municipality in the Western Cape says several structures and vehicles have been destroyed following a vegetation fire. Picture: X/@SABCNews_Radio The Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape says several structures and vehicles have been destroyed following a vegetation fire. Fire crews from Mossel Bay, the Garden Route, Hessequa, and George, alongside volunteer organisations including the National Sea Rescue Institute, Volunteer Wildfire Services and the CPF, worked tirelessly on fire lines throughout the night after the fire spread to a residential area.
The municipality said a drone with infrared technology assisted teams in identifying hotspots, while weather and wind conditions were closely monitored. The fire prompted evacuations in Island View, Vakansieplaas and Aalwyndal after several structures and vehicles were affected, with officials warning that strong winds were hampering containment efforts. Last night, the South African Weather Service (Saws) issued a warning for damaging winds in the Mossel Bay area, with wind gusts of up to 39km/h predicted.
This was expected to last until around 6am on Wednesday. In an update on Wednesday, the Mossel Bay Municipality said firefighting is ongoing in Aalwyndal and the surrounding area, with fire crews attending flare-ups. It said the raging fire has been contained in certain areas.
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“The spread earlier today to Num Num (northeastern flank) has been contained. Other flanks of the fire is also contained, with active firefighting still underway to contain the northwestern flank (top of Aalwyndal). “Crew are deployed, monitoring and managing flare-ups.
Aerial firefighting resources deployed and the resulting firefighting effort have been effective. At present, no structures are in danger due to the fire,” the Municipality said.
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