Runaway fires devastate the Cape's Elgin Valley
Fires raged out of control across the Elgin Valley near Cape Town. Heavy winds change constantly, wrestling fires out of firefighters' control throughout the afternoon and into the night. Click here to subscribe to Eyewitness news: http://bit.ly/EWNSubscribe Read full article on Eyewitness news: http://ewn.co.za/2016/01/17/Houwhoek-... Like and follow us on: http://bit.ly/EWNFacebookAND / ewnupdates Keep up to date with all your local and international news: https://ewn.co.za Produced by: Thomas Holder

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