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SANParks says although no active fire lines remained, the burnt areas between Upper Tokai, Silvermine, Constantia Nek, above Boyes Drive, Noordhoek, Clovelly, and Chapman's Peak, remained "volatile and hazardous". (Storm Simpson/News24)

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