The fire on Devil's Peak above Cape Town was "more or less contained", it was reported on Wednesday afternoon.

The Gordon's Bay fire was under control on the edges of the residential area by Tuesday afternoon, but still raging on the mountain above the town.

A firefighter in Japan lost his job after city officials found out he had been driving ambulances and fire trucks for over 20 years without a driver's licence, an official in Takaoka City, central Japan, said on Tuesday.