Firefighters tackle blaze on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro

Police and locals help firefighters attempt to put out fire that was spread by strong winds overnight

A fire has broken out on the slopes of Tanzania’s famous Mount Kilimanjaro, local officials have said, with police and local people helping firefighters tackle the blaze.

The fire was burning near the camp Karanga site used by climbers ascending the mountain, at about 4,000 metres altitude on the south side of mountain.

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