He says the fires break out on the Monument Primary School side of the hill and spread down to Piet Joubert Street through the fence and “run” down along all the residents’ fences in their backyards.
Bheki and his family then have to fight the fire till all hours, using buckets of water to extinguish the flames. He says it’s a scary situation, wondering if a really fierce blaze will one day gut his house. Another concern is if electricity cables will be damaged as the heat and flames rise ever higher.
