Tag Archives: Elandskraal Fire

Knysna Fire: Needles in Haystack Dilemma

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Landwater, a Facebook page, has used a logical approach to solve the contradiction between the Afriforum and Knysna Municipality investigations into the cause of the Great Knysna Fire. Essentially, Afriforum points a finger at government failure to address the Elandskraal fire which became the cause of the Great Knysna Fire. The Municipality and its Fire Department blames human activity, basing that on a few burnt pine cones and logs of indeterminate origin. Landwater’s logic favours Afriforum. ELANDSKRAAL: TWO NEEDLES IN THE SAME HAYSTACK DILEMMA Consensus: The Fire started in Elandskraal … Read the full article…

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Afriforum Knysna Fire Investigator Believes Municipality Report Wrong

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“My view and the Knysna Fire Department’s view are 180 degrees apart.” That’s the opinion of Dr David Klatzow who was hired by Afriforum to investigate the Great Knysna Fire. His presentation of his report was streamed live on Facebook and is guaranteed to amplify the rejection by residents of Knysna Municipality’s report. Klatzow said that he entered into the project with foreboding as many fires was an immediate red flag, indicating arson. However, after investigation, he dismissed that, separating the fires into two main origins. The fire that began … Read the full article…

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How to Deal With Knysna’s Ongoing Elandskraal Fire?

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Whether the Knysna Municipality’s slideshow on the causes of the Great Knysna Fire is true or not, the question remains: How should we deal with the Elandskraal Fire? Elandskraal is part of Knysna, in between Sedgefield and Karatara. From here, a vicious wind flamed an attack on a vast portion of the town. Locals believe that a long-running smoulder was the origin whereas the Knysna Fire Department said pine cones and logs were evidence of man made fire. How it’s possible that they could determine the age of that ‘braai’ … Read the full article…

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