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GENERAL DISCUSSIONS! => What grabbed me in the news today => Topic started by: henniek on November 14, 2012, 04:22:24 PM

Title: Fire St Francis Bay East Cape
Post by: henniek on November 14, 2012, 04:22:24 PM
The people are still tying to recover from the recent floods , and now they had a devastating fire , fanned by high winds , that burned 76 houses and ruined another 30 or so . Bad part of it was that looters showed up and robbed whatever they could
Title: Re: Fire St Francis Bay East Cape
Post by: Michael Alexander on November 14, 2012, 07:32:01 PM
Thanks for the pics Hennie..... in a the 1st world.... folk turning up would be there to assist....

Title: Re: Fire St Francis Bay East Cape
Post by: Alfred Boehme on November 15, 2012, 07:37:13 PM
News stated that the residents had there house protected by wetting the thatched roofs with water but as soon as the fire dep connected there hoses the residents water pressure dropped and they could no longer wet there roofs

Retired Oranjemunders Pat and Tont Smith stay in St Francis Bay must connect my skype up again and make contact