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Firefighters keep an eye on a raging fire on the slopes of Table Mountain, in Cape Town South Africa, Monday, April 19, 2021. Residents in the Vredehoek suburb have been evacuated as a precautionary measure as high winds fanned the fire for a second day. AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Firefighters in Cape Town finally brought a wildfire under control Monday after it swept across the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain, burning the university’s historic library and forcing the evacuation of some neighborhoods.
The smoldering fire is being watched for flareups amid high winds and hot, dry conditions.
