A 32-year-old man suspected of having started the wildfire on Boyes Drive on Monday is due to appear in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court today, Wednesday January 18, to face charges of arson.
More than 70 firefighters and five helicopters fought the blaze on the mountain slopes of Boyes Drive in the direction of Lakeside.
While the fire was still raging, the suspect was arrested by the police, according to Muizenberg police station commander Lieutenant Colonel Jacques Lourens.