2025 Table Mountain fire
| 2025 Table Mountain fire | |
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 The fire as seen from Newlands on 26 February 2025. | |
| Date(s) | 23 February 2025 |
| Location | Table Mountain National Park and Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Land use | National park |
The 2025 Table Mountain fire was a large fire that started on the morning of 23 February 2025[1] in and around Table Mountain National Park and the neighbourhood of Newlands in Cape Town, South Africa. Starting in the Newlands Ravine area of the park and fueled by strong winds,[1] the fire spread to the City Bowl side of Table Mountain by 26 February threatening the neighbourhood of Vredehoek.[2] At lease 148 acres of the nature reserve was burnt in the first 24 hours.[3] It was reported that 115 firefighters, four helicopters and two planes were used to combat the fire.[4] A second fire in the Redhill region of the park was also active at the same time. The South African National Park Service reported that the fire was contained by 27 February 2025.[1]
A second wildfire broke out in the area on 25 April,[5] destroying five vehicles and 3,000 hectares of vegetation and prompting the evacuation of 200 residents. One person was arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting the fire.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fire In Table Mountain National Park Contained, Some Hiking Trails Reopened – News". SANParks. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Engel, Kristin (26 February 2025). "Table Mountain fire 'largely contained' after surge towards CBD". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Kwai, Isabella (26 February 2025). "Wildfire Burning on Table Mountain Moves Toward Cape Town". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa's Table Mountain in Cape Town". AP News. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Engel, Kristin (12 May 2025). "Wildfire highlights complex oversight of Table Mountain National Park fynbos". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Large fires are burning on the slopes of South Africa's famous Table Mountain". AP News. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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