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  • LAST NIGHT’S FIRE ON DEVIL’S PEAK, TABLE MOUNTAIN

    18 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham in Mind Fuck, Spotted Around Town, Weather

    I got these pics in the middle of the night. Taken at 1am this morning by 2oceansvibe reader, Matt C.

    For those of you who don’t know the ways of the mountain, Devil’s Peak is the peak on the left of Table Mountain, just above the Tampon Towers.

     

    285px-Devils Peak from Lions Head
    Devil’s Peak, above the Tampon Towers
    Without flames

     

    The peak obviously peels round hospital bend to UCT, which is apparently where last night’s fire started and then “the wind whipped it around the bend.”

    Anyway, no more time wastage, let’s check out the shots.

     

    IMG 8180
    Beautiful, yet dangerous
    Raising the question : Fire, friend or foe?

     

    IMG 8187
    Raging!

     

    IMG 8096
    Mental!

     

    Jeez, pretty serious stuff.

    I chatted to The TBG this morning who tells me The Dude arrived home *pissed* at 1am and woke up the whole house, telling them to go outside and watch the fire. They thought he was kidding and, after 10 minutes, found themselves driving to signal hill for a good view. Our very own little “storm chasers.” Or “fire chasers,” as it were..

    Cops had cordoned off the mountain because there were so many people there. At 1 in the morning! This is clearly only possible if you’ve made work a sideline and you’re living the holiday.

    Another PERFECT example why I never have meetings before 11am and after 2pm (and never on Mondays or Fridays) – because you never know what might happen the night before..

    More from the “traditional media” here.

    More pics (from Coda) here.

    And another radical one showing how close it came to homes here.

    Helicopters still dropping water on the flames this morning – click here.

     

    [thanks matt]

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