JOHANNESBURG — At least one firefighter has been injured as emergency services fight to contain a fire that broke out Sunday in the foothills of Cape Town’s landmark Table Mountain, city authorities said Sunday.
The blaze has already destroyed a restaurant alongside a statue of British colonial icon Cecil Rhodes, AFP journalists reported from the scene.
As strong winds fanned the blaze, hundreds of University of Cape Town students had to flee their dormitories on foot along the main road as their library burned.
Cape Town’s mayor Dan Plato said at least one firefighter was being treated for burns in hospital.
Private homes and historical structures such as the Mostert’s…
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