Fire in the HHH mountains over the weekend:WC

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:43 pm

This is the pics of the recent fire in the Jonkershoek/Somerset West area that re-started on Sunday afternoon. The pictures were taken from a abought 25 km (if not more) away.

Anyone have better pics of the fire?

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:03 am

jeesh, that is some braai that oke's got going

but we were hit by some nasty fires recently, but nothing compared to Australia.
Was it something like 200+ people killed. This is the first time I have heard of so many death due to veld fires

Apparently people could not outrun the fire as it was moving so fast.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:27 pm

I feel that if they catch a guy who start or course these fires he should be charged with attempted murder and put away for life.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:54 am

Agree

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:07 am

Eish :!:

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:13 am

Die brand was Saterdag laat baie klein sommer hier reg teen die huise op Grabouw en teen Sondag teen sononder het hy oor die berg getrek. Ek het Sondag in die veld gaan ry om tekyk en vir honderde meters ver op plekke en op ander km's ver het die stompe waar dit klaar gebrand het bly opvlam. Die rook was dig en jy kon nie oorals in kom nie.
Woensdag het hier 'n dik rookbank oor Grabouw gehang en die roet en gebrande blare het op ons afgereen. Ek het die fout gemaak om my Golf te probeer was Toe ek klaar is was hy fol swart strepe.

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:35 am

en jy sien nog steed mense gooi sigarette stompies uit hul kar vensters :evil:

2.8 d/cab SFA · Post by **2.8 d/cab SFA** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:39 am

wow when I saw the AUS fire

Post by **pietpetoors** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:00 pm

Ja Shaakir just this morning the car in front of me tossed a stompie out the window and I though how on earth can you be so DOF. Here we see around us what happens if you do that and still people do it.

King Rat · Post by **King Rat** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:03 pm

I think, and I may be wrong, is that you can go and 'kla aan' people throwing stompies out of their car in Cape Town? Or is it the Western Cape.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:37 pm

Good idea but like all laws in this country, how do you enforce it? How do you prove that the person did it?

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:15 am

As we were driving thru the Somerset West area this afternoon a small portion of the fire started up again and I must say I could see only a small burn area on both sides of the mountain.

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:58 am

Vanoggend lyk dit hier van Grabouw af of Hanskop, dit is nou die hoëspits met die toorings op, in vuurspuwende berg is soos die rook daar agter die berg uit op borrel.

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:35 pm

http://www.dieburger.com/Pages/Multimed ... 1320758565

Kyk op Die Burger se webblad van die rook wat oor ons hang. Vergelegen en Lourensford plase is al erg deurgeloop die afgelope 2 weke, nou trek dit Sir Lowry's Pass toe.

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:54 pm

Do you guys think this could be arson?

Bosvark · Post by **Bosvark** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:19 pm

Wat braai ons steak of tjops

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:27 pm

Ek het gesien die rook is erg vanoggend maar ek weet nie of die wind anders waai en dit erger maak en of die brand die keer groter is as voorheen nie. Het laat vannaand n paar pics geneem om te wys hoe dik die rook wolk is. Sal later post.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:01 pm

pic of HHH mountains (not visable)

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:14 am

the cars in the garage was covered in fine ash yesterday morning. Could it be from the fires?
I'm in Goodwood. Could it carry so far, with the strong SE we had yesterday?

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:59 am

the cars in the garage was covered in fine ash yesterday morning. Could it be from the fires?
I'm in Goodwood. Could it carry so far, with the strong SE we had yesterday?

You should have seen my cars this morning. Dit het gelyk of hul reg lans die vuur gestaan het, sal later vandag probeer fotos laai van waar die brand gesteraand oor die berg gekom het na ons kant toe.

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:38 am

dalkill wrote:the cars in the garage was covered in fine ash yesterday morning. Could it be from the fires?
I'm in Goodwood. Could it carry so far, with the strong SE we had yesterday?

We woke up to a really strong smell of smoke and ash was falling in the garden.

Downtown Cape Town was a fog with smoke and the colour of the rising sun was an amazing orangey red

Bosvark · Post by **Bosvark** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:21 pm

Hier by ons in die onder dorp lyk dit nie so erg nie,erger daar in die bo dorp - of te meer skuld bult

Niel wrote:pic of HHH mountains (not visable)

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:55 pm

Hanskop van Grabouw gesien

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk31 ... /hhh1a.jpg
23/02/2009 at 18:00

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk31 ... /hhh2a.jpg
23/02/2009 at 22:00

Ek dink nou aan die mense wat hul huise moes ontruim.
Wat vat 'n mens en wat los jy as jy gesê word om jou huis te ontruim, afgesien van jou diere?

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:44 am

The fire burned heavily two days ago and it burned in 4 different places. Last night there were only 3 areas where it still burned that I could see. I will add some pics later. I was thinking how many animals were burned in this devastating fire not even talking loss of income ………. caused by this fire.

I was told that this fire might have been started deliberately, does anyone know?

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:22 pm

These pics were taken more than 25 km's away. so the quality is not that good.

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:35 pm

Niel, for a mo I thought you were joking, after a really close look I spotted the glow!

B

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:38 pm

the quality is not good and the pics does not do it justice

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:00 pm

Did Jonkershoek also get nailed by this fire? It's one of my fav day hike spots!

Hope not, else they may not open for winter!

B

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:05 pm

I thinks so yes

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:11 pm

Hope the trout ponds and cafe survived

(my favourite winter pastime; b*gger hiking Britz, that's why you have an SFA)

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:12 am

This fire is still burning high up in the mountains heading for Du Toits Kloof. At 01:30 this morning these were 6 different places burning in the Paarlberg area.

I hope that they get the fire under control soon as the HHH fire is burning for 3 weeks now. The Cape veld is very dry and the fire can easily jump again. I just wonder what this will all cost us at the end of the day and haw many animals perished in these fires?

I will post some pics later