# A suspect has been detained and charged with arson in connection with the current fire around the Platteklip gorge at Table Mountain National Park. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the suspect is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. He says the fire is now largely contained, but there were flare-ups during the night. Louw says approximately nine hectares of vegetation burnt down:
A suspect detained and charged for Platteklip gorge fire [SOUND]
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