Cape Town wildfire spreads to university, forcing evacuation of students

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A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spreads to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of students.

A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of students on Sunday.More than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the university campus and to Table Mountain National Park

Just off-campus on the slopes of Table Mountain, wind spread the flames across dry brush, and part of the Rhodes Memorial Restaurant caught fire, Cape Town media reported. A wildfire raging on the slopes of the mountain forced the evacuation of students from the University.One firefighter was injured and being treated at a hospital, according to the Cape Town fire and rescue department.

 

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