News24 reports that Cape Town firefighters don’t seem to be getting a break from attackers after a brick was thrown through the window of a water tanker in Lakeside.  

The firefighters were also threatened as they attended to a fire in Overcome Heights on Saturday.  They also had to have a police escort to an informal structure burning in Khayelitsha.  "Their jobs are made all the more difficult when they come under attack from the very communities they are trying to save.  I appeal once again to residents to respect the job our firefighters do in difficult circumstances,” said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith.  According to Smith, firefighters fought 292 fires between Friday and Sunday.  These included 23 informal and 24 formal residence fires, as well as grass and bush fires.  "Communities need to step up and not only condemn these acts, but also report the perpetrators. The very lives of residents are at stake if firefighters are prevented from doing their jobs," said Smith.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jenni Evans at News24

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