Some of the latest news emerging from the Cape peninsula fires will get your blood boiling, especially when you find out what they think might have caused the blaze.
Now you don’t have to be a genius to work out where Boyes Drive is – yes, it’s slap bang in the middle of the fire mayhem going on right now. And this just happened.
Here’s the easiest way to help out our firefighting heroes around the Cape Peninsula – Uber to the rescue.
There was no rest for our brave men and women firefighters and volunteers as another night of battling the blaze took place across the Cape peninsula.
Bleary-eyed Capetonians spent much of last night aiding firefighters around the peninsula as flames threatened their houses and wind conditions helped the blaze spiral out of control.
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. Watch as the iconic Torch (yep, real name) building in Dubai turns into a fireball.
I wanted to be a firefighter when I was little. I sort of still do. The courage and generosity that exudes in every task they do is immeasurable. Just think: how many times have they saved Table Mountain?
We have received reports of a fire in the Fresnaye area. Check out the pics from the scene…
Signal Hill has caught alight once again. This is the second time in the space of a few weeks…very hectic. Check it out.
The battle between hunters and aerial drones has begun, as incidences of drones being shot out of the sky are on the rise in the US.
A 25-storey block of flats caught fire in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, in south-western Siberia, and local news coverage shows the frightening images.
Please pay close to attention to Jan Braai’s Steak of the Nation address. It is important. You need to listen to this so that your Heritage Day plays out correctly.
Woolworths got a fright last night when a pipe bomb went off outside one of its shops. Are people that desperate to get good quality avo’s late at night?
MNet and Endemol must be hating their lives right now with the burning down of the Big Brother house. Hopefully the contestants will still get to have their 15 minutes of fame.
A crazy incident unfolded in Atlanta, Georgia, when a man attacked a police officer with a knife before being shot. Check out the video.
Nice way to start the start week – burning busses in Nyanga will definitely fix the problems of the The South African National Taxi Council.
The peaceful festival we have all to come to know as Burning Man, saw it’s first death in 11 years…Death by Shagadelica
One of the very best things about Burning Man is the awe-inspiring collection of art on display – and this year is looking to be one of the best.
There have been quite a few reports of new smartphones catching fire and causing damage to people’s property and in some cases even injury to the owners of the phones. This girl woke up to the smell of burning… it was her pillow!
British inventor and YouTube celebrity Colin Furze has built a gigantic butt to send a message to the French. See it in action here.
If you think losing your phone out on a drunken night is bad, imagine having to watch your yacht become fire wood. Ironically named, The Polar Bear, a $17 million yacht went from icy-cool to an inferno when it caught fire while in California’s Chula Vista boatyard. There’s no information on how exactly the luxury boat […]
They say a picture tells a thousand words. We’re going to have to rely on that fact, as our Saturday Ground Patrol news videographer, Gus Van Der Spek, has just sent these in.
An Oregon couple’s wedding gets interrupted by a freak-fire, but that didn’t stop them, and they ended up capturing some of the best wedding photos ever.
Imagine the scene: you have just pulled out of your driveway, you look up to check your hair in the rear-view mirror and BOOM! Your house is in flames, and had you been there for a minute longer you would probably be in flames too. Scary… this is what happened in Imperial.
Watch as a construction worker is saved just in time from a burning apartment building in Houston, Texas, United States (of America), on Tuesday. The video footage of the rescue was caught on video by nervous onlookers from the building across the road.
Terrorism and hijacking are among the speculative theories regarding the disappearance of MH370. Here is a much simpler and more believable theory from a pilot with 20 years worth experience.
These photos were just sent to us from a driver on Cape Town’s N1. We’ll update with more info as it comes in. Check out the pics, below.
We were all saddened to hear about Paul Walker’s death on the weekend. He was a passenger in his friend’s car when it smashed into a row of trees, and was soon engulfed by flames.
I’ve got one of those glass-door cast-iron fireplaces at The Residence, and I’ve been spending a small fortune on wood from the shops. Not anymore. Now I get it delivered – for less..
A massive fire has broken out in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, effectively cutting off flights into Kenya’s largest airport. Bystanders reported a slow response from the city’s fire response, while the fire has since consumed almost all of the arrivals area. Officials say that the airport will not permit any inbound or outbound flights […]