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Fire-driven home evacuations in Mossel Bay, Pearly Beach calmer on day 4 of blaze | SA News

Residents in Island View, Vakansieplaas and Aalwyndal were evacuated on Tuesday due to a veld fire in Mossel Bay, with some damage to property sustained as the blaze encroached on urban areas.

The N2 between Langeberg Mall off‑ramp and Dana Bay was closed to normal traffic due to heavy smoke and poor visibility while emergency services from the Garden Route district co-ordinated firefighting resources. The highway was re-opened just after 5am on Wednesday.

At midnight the fire had not yet been contained, the Mossel Bay municipality said.

Aerial firefighting support involving helicopters and fixed‑wing aircraft was withdrawn at 7pm due to low light and strong winds.

The municipality said…

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