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Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Tanzania has mobilized soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers involved in a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been raging for more than ten days.<\/b><\/p>\n

The fire started on October 21 near the Karanga camp, at an altitude of about 4,000 meters, a crossing point for climbers on their way up the continent’s highest peak nicknamed the “roof of Africa” (5,895 meters).<\/p>\n

The flames then spread to other sites. The 600 or so people in the firefighting team, some of whom were using branches to put it out, were then overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

Soldiers have “already arrived on the mountain and are ready to extinguish the fire,” the Tanzania Defence Forces (TPDF) said in a statement on Tuesday (November 1), without specifying the exact number of soldiers dispatched.<\/p>\n

The fire appeared to be under control last week before strong winds scattered it to other nearby sites.<\/p>\n

“We will cooperate with other forces and volunteers to ensure that the fire is quickly brought under control before it does significant damage,” the military statement said.<\/p>\n

No injuries have been reported so far, and tourism has not been affected, according to the government.<\/p>\n

Iconic mountain whose snowy peak is known around the world, Kilimanjaro, and the area around it is classified as a national park and listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.<\/p>\n

With a total area of more than 750 square kilometers, the park is home to a remarkable ecosystem, with rich flora and fauna composed of elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes…<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Tanzania. Tanzania has mobilized soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers involved in a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been raging for more than ten days. The fire started on October 21 near the Karanga camp, at an altitude of about 4,000 meters, a crossing point for climbers on their way up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":68748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[6990,6991,8653,836,620,8688,711],"class_list":["post-68749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press-2","tag-africa-press-tanzania","tag-africanews","tag-fire","tag-kilimanjaro","tag-soldier","tag-tanzania"],"yoast_head":"\nTanzania deploys army to fight Mt. 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