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Watch this incredible Lion's Head fire time-lapse video

Watch this incredible Lion's Head fire time-lapse video uploaded to YouTube and sent to us by Mike Eloff. As night falls the fire gets distinctly more dramatic! 

A rapidly-spreading fire driven by a strong southeaster broke out on Tuesday on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill in Cape Town. 

At one point on Tuesday evening, close to 200 firefighters were tackling the blaze.

READ MORE: Wildfires happen more frequently than South Africans know
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