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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Residents were ordered to evacuate parts of Pringle Bay on Thursday as a wildfire that has burnt for days threatened to engulf homes in the Western Cape coastal village.<\/p>\n

\u201cAerial resources have been dispatched again to assist ground teams and crews in Pringle Bay. The Hangklip Road fire is active again,\u201d said Overstrand municipal manager Dean O’Neill.<\/p>\n

The blaze, which started on Monday, saw residents evacuated temporarily on Tuesday. Two chalets, a cottage and external bathrooms were destroyed at the recently renovated Hangklip Hotel.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill said earlier on Thursday an estimated 800ha of vegetation had burnt. In nearby Buffelsjag, a fire destroyed about 7,500ha and was out of control.<\/p>\n

Local government, environmental affairs and development planning MEC Anton Bredell said a provincial disaster classification was being sought from the National Disaster Management Centre because of several fires raging in the province, fanned by hot and windy weather.<\/p>\n

A disaster classification would allow the provincial government to access funding to sustain firefighting efforts on several fronts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the resources available to address the wildfires, but the disaster declaration will give us the ability to co-ordinate optimally. We are doing everything to protect lives and property,\u201d said Bredell.<\/p>\n

Pringle Bay Ratepayers Association secretary Heather Morkel told CapeTalk radio: \u201cWe are just sitting tight and woke up grateful this morning to still be in our homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing with these wildfires is they are unpredictable and with the southeaster we have there will still be hotspots.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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