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Readers set the news on fire
News24.com has been inundated by photographs, sent in by users, of the fires that raged over night across Table Mountain and surrounding areas last week. By Friday morning, News24 had received well over a hundred photographs, as well as eyewitness reports from the scene throughout the evening.
News24 editor Bryan Porter says: "News24 welcomes these submissions from our users, and we've built a gallery showcasing the photographs we've received.
"The proliferation of access to digital cameras and high-quality camera phones among our users is turning each member of our audience into a potential contributor."
More than 100 fire fighters worked through the night to contain the blaze. One elderly woman died, reportedly of smoke inhalation when the fires engulfed Table Mountain. Police arrested a 36-year-old British man for allegedly starting the fires when he dropped a cigarette on the mountain.
