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Will Symons

Iconic South African hiking trails closed after fierce Table Mountain wildfire

Table Mountain.

Multiple iconic hiking trails on South Africa’s Table Mountain have been closed after a ferocious wildfire. The blaze began in the early hours of Sunday morning and soon spread below the Maclear's Beacon section.

More than 80 firefighters and volunteers from Cape Town's Volunteer Wildfire Service worked throughout Sunday to get control of the fire, which authorities say is now contained. Three helicopters were used in the operation.

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