Fire under control near Ficksburg
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A team of 25 firefighters have been deployed to attend to a veld fire on a farm at Ficksburg in the Free State. Working on Fire (WoF) spokesperson Wayne Mokhethi says the WOF Ficksburg team have been trying to suppress the fire at Rensburghoek since 7:30 this morning but that the fire is currently not out of control. Mokhethi adds that they have attended to five fires across the province since yesterday.
Last month an estimated total of 40 000 hectares of veld across the Free State were destroyed by fires. The South African Weather Service earlier issued a warning of warm temperatures in North West and the Northern Cape.
The Department of Environmental Affairs' Working on Fire programme has been kept busy during the past five weeks as more than 4 000 firefighters stationed at 170 bases across South Africa fought 500 wildfires since 1 August. - Mark Steenbok
Last month an estimated total of 40 000 hectares of veld across the Free State were destroyed by fires. The South African Weather Service earlier issued a warning of warm temperatures in North West and the Northern Cape.
The Department of Environmental Affairs' Working on Fire programme has been kept busy during the past five weeks as more than 4 000 firefighters stationed at 170 bases across South Africa fought 500 wildfires since 1 August. - Mark Steenbok
