Cape Town, April 20(ANA) South Africa – Multiple SANDF Oryx helicopters and Working On Fire helicopters which were unable to be deployed due to fierce winds, were helping to contain the fire on Tuesday afternoon with water bombs in a smoke-filled City Bowl.
Scores of people flocked to the Molteno reservoir in Oranjezicht to watch helicopter pilots filling their helicopter buckets at the reservoir.
’’Three days since the start of the devastating Rhodes Memorial blaze, the fire has been largely contained, with firefighting efforts now focused on Deer Park and the Disa Park towers in Vredehoek,’’ the Fire and Rescue Service said.
’’Crews have worked tirelessly and the wind having died down considerably, has given them some respite. Fresh crews and seasonal firefighters will be deployed to those hot spot areas at 9am today.’’