MOSSEL BAY NEWS - According to Mossel Bay Fire and Rescue Chief Mr Joe Johnson, the fire raging near Friemersheim is out of control on all fronts.
A helicopter has been activated for the Friemersheim area as a precautionary measure to safeguard the residential area.
Since the deployment of the helicopter the immediate danger for the Friemersheim area has been averted and no houses were lost.
More than 70 firefighters are on all of the fire lines. One of the many heads of the fire has jumped the firebreak at Leeukloof, destroying one house. The other houses have been evacuated.
Most of the fire teams are now concentrated at this point, trying to protect the remaining houses.
Photo: Dave van der Merwe
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