article_snippet: So far, there have been no reported fatalities or serious injuries due to Fire - although people have been treated for smoke inhallation .
article_snippet: Luckily, no one is thought to have been killed or seriously injured, but dozens of people have been treated for smoke inhalation.
article_snippet: Schools were closed and traffic snarled as residents awoke to a rain of ash and smoke drifting across an armageddon-like red ball of sun.
article_snippet: Fires started as temperatures soared to Fires highest for the last 100 years of more than 40 degrees Celsius.
article_snippet: : Firemen hose down smoldering logs in the Tokai Forest, near to the upmarket suburb of Constantia .
article_snippet: Planes collect water from the sea and reservoirs nearby to dump on the forests in an attempt to stop the fire spreading .
article_snippet: A 'RadioFirethon' on local station
article_snippet: When I saw (the flames) coming...
article_snippet: Devastating: Strong winds and high temperatures have made it difficult for firefighters to contain the blaze .
article_snippet: Armageddon-like: The fires have transformed the usually stunning scenery into rivers of flames .
article_snippet: Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was confident the fire would be out in time for The race to take place. '
highlights_snippet: Smoke rising from fire has now turned the sky grey and blotted out the sun, transforming the sky grey into a red ball .
  
highlights_snippet: Fires started on the hottest day recorded for 100 years, when temperatures soared to more than 40 degrees Celcius .