Overview
- A fire on Thursday, 24 September damaged two tourist accommodation units at Letaba Rest Camp and was contained by staff and rangers with no injuries reported.
- SANParks has opened an investigation to establish the cause of the blaze and said it will provide updates once findings are known.
- Letaba remained open after the incident, with the camp shop, filling station, Elephant Hall museum and reception continuing to operate.
- The fire is a fresh setback for Letaba, which has been undergoing phased restoration after heavy flood damage in January.
- Contractors have already restored 25 tourism units at an estimated cost of about R19 million, while 64 units and other repairs remain with a target completion of 30 November, so the new damage could affect readiness for the year-end season.