As firefighting efforts have been scaled back in the South Peninsula, where multiple fires erupted in Tokai on Friday, 25 April, several areas within Table Mountain National Park are being deemed ‘successfully contained’.

‘The area along Boyes Drive into Kalk Bay, around Clovelly and along Ou Kaapse Weg into Noordhoek has been deemed safe,’ said City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse.

‘At Klein Constantia, there are hotspots that are inaccessible to firefighters. These are being monitored. At Tokai Manor House, VWS and NCC attended to hotspots overnight and will remain in attendance until the area is deemed safe.’

South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed that firefighters will remain on scene to monitor the areas burnt and conclude with mop-up operations, adding that members of the public are still urged to avoid the affected areas until further notice.

‘Although no active fire lines remain, the burnt areas between Upper Tokai, Silvermine, Constantia Nek, above Boyes Drive, Noordhoek, Clovelly and Chapman’s Peak remain volatile and hazardous,’ said SANParks.

‘We strongly urge hikers, mountain bikers and all members of the public to avoid these zones [as indicated in the map] until further notice. Hidden hotspots, weakened trees and smouldering roots present serious risk.’

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