Fires
latest news & developments
Severe storm continues to lash Western Cape
Heavy rainfall, strong winds and fires have damaged roads and structures in the province
Sounding the alarm on shack fire losses
A tech solution to fires in informal settlements comes with insurance that pays out the victims of these blazes
Residents raise a stink over landfill
The years-long battle against the EnviroServ waste site at Shongweni has taken a new turn
Volunteers fill municipal-sized hole
Athandiwe Saba continues her reporting with a story about the people of Standerton who have taken it on themselves to fix things
Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control
Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside…
Some evacuations in George as firefighters battle blaze, Outeniqua Pass closed
The Outeniqua fire remains active in Waboomskraal, on the slopes of the Outeniqua Mountain above Witfontein Plantation, as well as in Karatara
Criminal case filed against BMW over South Korea car fires
The timing of the recall, which was issued last month, is already the subject of a government probe
Miners rescued after a fire at Harmony Gold
The fire is believed to have started while maintenance work was being carried out on an air cooler.
St Francis Bay fire destroys over 100 homes
Kouga Municipality said the fire, which had burned down more than 100 houses in St Francis Bay, is now under control.
Springs fire: ‘They have lost everything’
Captain Johannes Ramphora on Monday described the scene of a deadly fire that killed 12 people at the Struisbult Care Centre in Springs as "terrible".
Signal Hill fire contained
An overnight veld fire on the slopes of Signal Hill above Cape Town has been contained, the city’s Fire and Rescue Services said on Friday.
Dozens killed in Chile prison fire
A fire broke out at a prison in the Chilean capital early on Wednesday, killing 81 inmates and injuring many more.
Investigators probe Pretoria court fire
Investigators on Thursday sifted through burned-out remains of the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court’s third floor to determine what had caused a fire.
Blaze closes Pretoria Magistrate’s Court
A blaze that ripped through the third floor of the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday brought the wheels of justice to a halt.
Fire at Pretoria Magistrate’s Court
Firefighters were battling a fire at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday afternoon.