Kirstenbosch Unscathed by Fire

The mountainside above Cape Town’s world-renowned Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden was ablaze last night, but the fire was contained by firefighters and water-bombing helicopters before it could pose a threat either to the garden or to the ancient fynbos forest that surrounds it. Arson is the suspected cause.

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