News24 reports that the City of Cape Town's safety and security department announced on Friday that the Gugulethu fire station had to be temporarily closed following an attack on firefighters on Thursday evening.  

Firefighters were attacked after extinguishing a fire at nearby municipal offices.  Apparently, a car and a carport at the Fezeka municipal office, next to the fire station, were set alight.  "Firefighters extinguished the fire, but soon became targets themselves when the group started hurling stones at their building, causing damage to the bay doors," mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith indicated.  Firefighters at the Gugulethu station were deployed to other fire stations in the meantime amid safety concerns.  The City called on Gugulethu residents to help identify the suspects behind the attack.

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