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So, I get a call at 1:30am from my girlfriend who lives in Vredehoek informing me that the fires on Table Mountain have reached the street outside her apartment. They might get evacuated.

 

She's on her way outside to move her car a block down as the field on the other side of the wall where her car is parked is burning. By the time she gets back up to the road the fire has jumped the wall and the grass next to where her car was parked is now burning.

 

At 2:30am I get another call. The entire area has been evacuated.

 

They had to leave via the back entrance of her building as there was too much smoke in front. This staircase is steep and very narrow and tricky to negotiate at night.

 

 

Her and her flatmate rushed to grab a few things, laptop, some clothes, their two cats and in the middle of the night stumbled down said back staircase

 

Outside in the street there is a fireman shouting at everyone at the top of his voice "LEAVE YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS!!! EVACUATE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY!!! LEAVE YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS......!!!!"

 

As we speak she's just gotten to Claremont to a friend's house.

 

I ask : "Did you take your bike?" (3 week old Giant Trance X)

 

She says : "DAMN RIGHT! No way I was leaving my baby behind!"

 

 

 

 

Posted

Does she stay in Disa Park?? sounds like it.. Those dodgy staircases. From my house in tamboerskloof It looked like The towers were burning as the flames were literally licking the buildings from across the little driveway seperating them from the mountain. Glad she is ok dude.

 

3 of my mates from "high cape" also evacuated and came to my place.

 

I was fearing a frenzy and mad traffic jams especially disa park. as theres like one little road leading out of it and probably 1000 people staying there?
Posted

Thanks guys....she's a keeper for sure! Thumbs%20Up

 

BOS....not Disa park. She's in a small block on Chelmsford Road, just below the left-most tower.

 

 

 

 

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