Firefighters are fighting massive fires in the Cape peninsula's deep South. According to reports, four houses have been damaged, and the Silvermine retirement village in Noordhoek has been evacuated.
Gallery: Fire raging in Cape Town
Cape Town - 01-01-15 -A fire which started late in the evening above Noordhoek ,raged through the night untill the morning when 5 helicopters extinguished the fire Picture Brenton Geach
Cape Town - 01-01-15 -A fire which started late in the evening above Noordhoek ,raged through the night untill the morning when 5 helicopters extinguished the fire Picture Brenton Geach
A firefighter tries to stop a blaze in Noordhoek Manor old age home. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A firefighter tries to stop a blaze in Noordhoek Manor Retirement Village. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A paramedic searches for residents in Noordhoek Manor old age home as a fire approaches. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
Rescue personnel evacuate old-aged pensioners from Noordhoek Manor old age home. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
Residents evacuate in Noordhoek Manor old age home as a fire approaches in Cape Town. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
Rescue personnel evacuate the elderly from Noordhoek Manor old-age-home in Cape Town. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A firefighter tries to stop a blaze in Noordhoek Manor old age home. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A bird flies through burning embers and smoke from a raging fire in Noordhoek. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A general view of a raging fire above Noordhoek Valley in Cape Town. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
Rescue personnel cut through a fence to battle a baze aproaching Noordhoek Manor old age home. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A bird flies amidst a raging fire in Noordhoek. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A bird flies through burning embers and smoke from a raging fire in Noordhoek. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A resident walks from a home with an approaching blaze in Noorhoek Manor retirement home in Noordhoek. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A general view of a raging fire on Chapman's Peak in Noordhoek. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
A firefighter tries to stop a blaze in Noordhoek Manor old age home. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
Fee bearing image – Cape Town – 150302 – Fire fighters battle flames burning on Chapman’s Peak. A runaway fire burns for three days from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Reporter: Melanie Gosling. Photographer: Armand Hough
epa04644024 A fire rages through trees in Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644022 A resident runs from a home with an approaching blaze in Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644020 A resident of Noordhoek uses a garden hose to extinguish a blaze aproaching his home in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
epa04644023 Rescue personnel battle a blaze in Noordhoek Manor old age home in Cape Town, South Africa, 02 March 2015. A fire fanned by gale force south easterly winds has raged across the south peninsula of Cape Town from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Residents in some areas were forced to evacuate. Rescue personnel continue to battle the blaze. EPA/NIC BOTHMA
Fee bearing image – Cape Town – 150302 – Fire fighters battle flames burning on Chapman’s Peak. A runaway fire burns for three days from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Reporter: Melanie Gosling. Photographer: Armand Hough
Muizenberg fire. pic jeffrey abrahams
Fee bearing image – Cape Town – 150302 – Fire fighters battle flames burning on Chapman’s Peak. A runaway fire burns for three days from Muizenberg to Hout Bay. Reporter: Melanie Gosling. Photographer: Armand Hough
Cape Town - 150302 - Hundreds of donations of food, drinks & toiletries were dropped of at the Lakeside Fire Station by dozens of members of the public. Fire fighters have been battling massive fires in the South Peninsula area since yesterday and will continue to fight them into the night. Reporter: Junior Bester Picture: David Ritchie
Cape Town - 150302 - Pictured is the area off Ou Kaapse Weg which was badly damaged in the fire and resulted in the road being closed for most of the day. Fire fighters have been battling massive fires in the South Peninsula area since yesterday and will continue to fight them into the night. Reporter: Junior Bester Picture: David Ritchie
Cape Town 150203. Fire fighters are still in Noordhoek trying to put down the fire that started yesterday. Picture Cindy waxa.Reporter Argus
Published Mar 2, 2015
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