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Frankie Horne (AFP)
Frankie Horne (AFP)

Cape Town - The Springbok Sevens players spent some time assisting the South African fireman and locals in areas affected by the Cape fires on Wednesday.

The wild fires in Cape Town’s South Peninsula region (in areas such as Hout Bay, Muizenberg, Fish Hoek and Noordhoek) caused major damage over the past four days.

Firemen from stations all over the Mother City and other parts of South Africa have been working hard on the ground and in the air to extinguish these ravaging flames, which have been burning local households, wildlife and nature.

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