2000 Table Mountain fire

Numerous veld fires around Cape Town, South Africa Table Mountain Fire 2000 16 January - 20 January 2000 10,000 ha acres USD $3 Million in firefighting costs 33 57 9 S 18 27 40 E region:ZA-WC_type:event title,inline South Africa Location in South Africa Table Mountain National Park, South Africa Over 120 September 2019 September 2019 The 2000 Table Mountain fire was a number of large veld fires that burned in and around the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa from 16 January to 20 January 2000. Over 120 fires were reported to have started around the Cape metropolitan area and spread rapidly due to dry and windy conditions on 16 January 2000.http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/za/za_14.htm Fires in the Southern Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province, South Africa January 2000 Global Fire Monitoring Center 22 April 2000 5 March 2015 Michael Calvin and Deborah Wettlauferhttp://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-fire-similar-inferno-in-2000-1.1826861#.VPhC8vmUd-4 Cape fire: similar inferno in 2000 Cape Argus 4 March 2015 5 March 2015 Kieran Legg By the time the last fire was put out on 20 January 2000 over 10,000 ha mi2 had been burned across the Western Cape with 8,000 ha mi2 burned in the South Peninsula alone. It is estimated that fire caused around US$500 million in insurance claims alone . Over 70 houses and 200 informal dwellings were damaged or destroyed. Over 1,200 firefighters and other official and volunteer personal were involved in fighting the fire at a cost of $3 million. References Category:Table Mountain Table Mountain fire Table Mountain Fire Table Mountain Fire Category:Fires in Cape Town Category:January 2000 in South Africa Category:2000 fires Category:2000s fires in Africa Category:2000 disasters in South Africa