A suspect was arrested for a fire that broke out on a famous mountain of South Africa

A person has been arrested in connection with the fire that was unleashed last Friday National Mountain Park in South AfricaIt dominates the Kabo Del Dell Capo (Southwest), where firefighters are dealing with fire on Tuesday, officials said.

Aldarman JP Member of City Hall’s Security Council Smith has pointed it up A person was arrested by police This Monday According to public television SABC, on suspicion of a fire near the mountain fire.

Flames appeared last Friday in Tok, which was a comprehensive suburb of Cofo Dell Capo’s On the margins of ConstantiabergA large whale mountain in the mountain range of the desk.

The fire has affected about 3,000 hectares of plants, but, for now, None of the configuration damage has been reported Not victims beyond the injured blast. More than 100 firefighters in the city have responded to 214 fires in the front row in the front row of its neighborhood, Cap City said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Tokai’s fire has been a challenge in recent days. Although Sunday we have some barrier discharges but everyone’s dedication These teams kept the lives and attributes of life “, Smith said in referring to nearly 200 homes. “The amount of this incident reminds us again of the fire threat in our city,” he said.

This is not the first time the fire has been announced at the National Park of Mesa Mountain, one of South Africa’s most representative tourist destinations. Park It was already the site of the fire in April 2021, When the flames are extended to the University of Cape (UCD) complex and the nearest residential neighborhood. Then, fire Destroyed thousands of works One of the most important universities in Africa, the UCT, was founded in 1829, including valuable publications on African studies.