# The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are attending to a veld fire adjacent to Drakenstein Prison on the R301, between Paarl and Franschhoek. The fire is being fuelled by strong winds and dense vegetation, resulting in heavy smoke that is making firefighting operations extremely challenging. The wind pushed the fire toward prison housing, but no structures have been affected at this stage. Fire crews from the Cape Winelands District and Drakenstein Municipalities, supported by six fire trucks, are currently on scene.
Fire crews struggle in strong winds to contain fire near Drakenstein Prison