Fire on Cape Town’s Table Mountain under control

Fire burns on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 19, 2021. People were evacuated from Cape Town neighbourhoods as a raging wildfire sweeping across the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain was fanned by high winds and threatened homes. City authorities said the fire, which started early Sunday, was still not under control. The blaze has already burned the library and other buildings on the campus of the University of Cape Town. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Firefighters in Cape Town have finally brought a wildfire under control after it swept across the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain, burning the university’s historic library and forcing the evacuation of some neighbourhoods.

The smouldering fire is being watched for flare-ups amid high winds and hot, dry conditions.