2021 Table Mountain fire
The 2021 Table Mountain fire (also known as the Rhodes Memorial fire or Cape Town fire) is a major fire that started on 18 April 2021 in and around Table Mountain National Park and the neighbourhoods of Newlands, Rosebank, Mowbray and Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa. The damage to sites in the Table Mountain area included the Rhodes Memorial, where a restaurant burned down; the upper campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT), where the Special Collections library was gutted; and Mostert's Mill, a historic windmill that burned down. In addition, five firefighters were hospitalised.
| 2021 Cape Town fire | |
|---|---|
Fire trucks on the Hospital Bend interchange going into the City Bowl on 19 April | |
| Date(s) | 18 April 2021 08:45 SAST (06:45 UTC) |
| Location | Table Mountain National Park and Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | at least 400 hectares |
| Land use | National park, university, suburban area |
| Impacts | |
| Non-fatal injuries | 5 |
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