Image copyright Working on Fire Image caption More than 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze 450 km (280 miles) east of Cape Town

At least seven people have been killed in a raging fire along South Africa's popular Garden Route in the Western Cape province, officials say. The Garden Route has been plagued by several bushfires since Oct. 24 when the first fire broke out in the Herold area, and the city of George 434 km (269 miles) east of Cape Town was forced to evacuate 200 residents.
A fire along South Africa's Garden Route in the Cape Province, kills at least seven people.