Residents evacuated as Table Mountain fire spreads in Cape Town

A fire rages out of control on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape, South Africa (AP)

Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighbourhoods as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain was fanned by strong winds overnight and houses came under threat.

City authorities said residents of parts of the Vredehoek suburb were being evacuated as a “precautionary” measure after the blaze spread towards the area.