N2 closed due to raging fire in Western Cape

The N2 between Plettenberg Bay and Knysna will remain closed from both sides for the next three hours due to a veld fire near the Kruisfontein plantation (Knysna), Knysna-Plett Herald reports.

Thirteen houses have so far been evacuated. There are also two other fires raging in the Karatara/Sedgefield area.

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Emergency services are trying their best to manage with limited resources. Provincial traffic officers are informing motorist travelling from George, Sedgefield and Port Elizabeth (at the tollgate) of the situation.

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– Caxton News Service

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