Cape fire covers city in thick cloud of smoke
A thick cloud of smoke is hanging over large parts of Cape Town as a fire rages on.
The blaze on Sir Lowry's Pass is being fanned by strong winds - with firefighters battling to extinguish the blaze.
Four houses have been gutted.
Officials say about 200 firefighters are currently battling the large veld fire.
No injuries have been reported.
Scores of Capetonians have taken to social media to share photos and videos of the blaze.
#SirLowrysPassFire @CapeTalk pic.twitter.com/fKk9MroXUD
— Gary (@Raakwys) November 7, 2017
Firefighters from @cptfrs & @wo_fire are working under extremely windy conditions to contain blaze. Plz avoid the area. Photo: Bryn De Kocks pic.twitter.com/mCjiEmsMCS
— VWS Wildfires (@vwsfires) November 7, 2017
First houses in Mountainside going up in smoke. Not good with wind gusting at 72kph. pic.twitter.com/OWP9elRpb9
— Gordons Bay, SA (@GordonsBaySA) November 7, 2017
Here’s a few more shots taken from Signal Hill of the smoke coming from the fire on Sir Lowry’s Pass ?? pic.twitter.com/KO9nXaneiy
— Mike Eloff (@thelawry) November 7, 2017
The fire approach to our house ?? #Mountainside #SirLowrysPassFire @vwsfires @TeamNews24 @GordonsBaySA ?? terrified right now pic.twitter.com/ivzApW6gnN
— Andi M. Elliott (@apluse) November 7, 2017
View from my back door #SirLowrysPassFire Mountainside in Gordons Bay pic.twitter.com/s4GNB5Vmum
— Lisa Schaffer (@lisaschaffer77) November 7, 2017