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Article: Farms laid waste as fire devastates area.(News)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- July 24, 2009
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BYLINE: JACQUES BREYTENBACH
UP TO 10 farms north of Pretoria were destroyed by a runaway veld fire that left a trail of dead animals, yesterday.
Although veld fires are common in the dry and windy conditions associated with this time of the year, residents in the Honingnestkrans and Rooiwal area were caught by surprise at the speed with which the fire spread.
Firemen from Wonderboom, Rosslyn and Mabopane were called in to fight the blaze, which started about 10.30am.
However, by 1.30pm all that was left of the 10 farms was a scorched path of destruction. At least one horse was killed by the blaze, along with several pets, including ...