{"id":46896,"date":"2022-10-24T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/tanzania-mobilizes-over-600-firefighters-to-put-out-fire-on-mt-kilimanjaro\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:03:12","slug":"tanzania-mobilizes-over-600-firefighters-to-put-out-fire-on-mt-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/tanzania-mobilizes-over-600-firefighters-to-put-out-fire-on-mt-kilimanjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania mobilizes over 600 firefighters to put out fire on Mt Kilimanjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nurdin Babu, the Kilimanjaro regional commissioner, told Xinhua in a telephone interview that the firefighters have been drawn from the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force, the Tanzania National Parks, police, scouts, members of the militia and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>The fire broke out on Friday night at about 4,000 meters altitude on the south side of the mountain and was quickly spread by strong winds, said Babu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are hoping that the fire will be contained by tonight by the 600-plus strong team of firefighters,&#8221; he said, adding that the cause of the fire and the damaged caused were yet to be established.<\/p>\n<p>He said initially there were plans to request the Tanzania People&#8217;s Defense Forces (TPDF) to help in fighting the fire but the plans were dropped after reports indicated that there was good progress in putting out the fire.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday afternoon, Babu said he flew over the mountain with a team of experts for aerial survey to assess damage caused by the fire but the mission was cut short due to heavy smoke and bad weather.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We made another attempt on Saturday night and managed to see affected areas,&#8221; he said, adding that there were no reported casualties.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2020, a fire broke out on the mountain and destroyed 95.5 square kilometers of vegetation and 12 huts, two toilets and solar equipment used by tourists climbing the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Kilimanjaro, with its snow-capped peak with about 5,895 meters above sea level, is one of Tanzania&#8217;s leading tourist destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 50,000 trekkers from across the world attempt to reach the summit of the mountain annually.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44868 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/header-image-kili-and-beyond-800-450.jpg\" alt=\"Tanzania has mobilized over 600 firefighters to put out fire on Mt Kilimanjaro. 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