(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) A wildfire burned for a third day around Cape Town's Table Mountain on Tuesday, injuring a firefighter as it caused an explosion at a lodge, an emergency services spokeswoman said.
At first light, helicopters began dropping water onto the flames, AP quoted spokeswoman Liezl Moodie as saying. 'He is stable and will be released probably by Friday,' Moodie said of the firefighter injured at the beach lodge.
No civilians have been injured, and no deaths have been reported, although five homes have been destroyed since the fire began, Moodie said.
About 150 firefighters are struggling to bring the wildfire under control, made worse by sweltering summer temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
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