Table Mountain fire: Cableway back in business, despite damage to wooden boardwalk | News24

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The fire that broke out on Table Mountain on Friday damaged parts of the wooden boardwalk at the upper cableway station.The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway resumed operations on Sunday morning, although fire damage to sections of the wooden boardwalk at the upper cableway station after a two-day mountain blaze means this area will be closed to the public until further notice.

Wahida Parker, managing director of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company , said mop-up operations continued on Sunday morning."As of 08:20 on Sunday, our operations [were] able to resume. The temperature at the top of the mountain is mild and visibility poor. Some pathways at the top will be inaccessible due to fire damage," said Parker.

Here's a current look at the fire activity along Fountain Ravine and Fountain Peak on Western slopes below upper cable station.

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