CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY The investigation conducted by this author involved a number of fires extending from Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay on 7 June and subsequent days. Grave concern existed countrywide and in the social media that these fires might have...
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CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY The investigation conducted by this author involved a number of fires extending from Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay on 7 June and subsequent days. Grave concern existed countrywide and in the social media that these fires might have had some political agenda. My investigations showed that an accidental fire started at Dam se Bos, east of Knysna. This fire spread southwards to involve the Pezula Estate, and went on through the wooded areas to reach Plettenberg Bay. The ferocity of this set of fires was exacerbated by the prolonged drought and the development of gale- force winds (which rendered the fire almost unstoppable). The western suburbs of Knysna were engulfed in a second (unrelated) fire which crossed the estuary at about 07h30 on 7 June. This fire also burned along the Brenton Estate, Brenton-on-Sea and Brenton-on-Lake suburbs along the western shores of the estuary (the western fire). This fire split into two fires, one affecting greater Knysna, the othe
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