After battling a fire at Table View in Cape Town for some days, the city’s fire and rescue teams have been able to stand down after rains helped get the blaze under control. (David Harrison/M&G)
All the available resources from the private sector needed to be exhausted before the Air Force could be called in to assist in dousing in the flames
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