# The Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape, is battling a wildfire at the Gondwana game reserve in the Mossel Bay municipal area. Fire Chief Deon Stoffels reports that the fire started from a controlled burn that spread uncontrollably. Several thatch-roof structures are under threat, with firefighting teams from the district, Working on Fire, and aerial support working to contain the blaze.
Garden Route wildfire rages out of control near Mossel Bay