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A fire at the South African parliament caused extensive damage on Sunday, collapsing the roof and gutting an entire floor in one building and a man in his 50s was arrested in connection with the blaze. The fire broke out in the early morning and authorities said the sprinkler system appeared to have been tampered with and so did not work. By afternoon, firefighters were still trying to contain the blaze in one of the several buildings that make up the parliament complex in the legislative capita...

The president says he believes that someone is being held for questioning.  "We are still going into what has caused the fire...It is something that will still be investigated'.R...

Senior fire safety staff are putting together their findings after they looked into the cause of the fire that broke out at Parliament in Cape Town on Sunday. Their findings will be handed over to the police, mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said.

A major fire ripped through South Africa's 138-year-old Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings to collapse at a site that has hosted some of the country's pivotal moments. As firefighters struggled to tame the blaze, a dark plume of smoke and flames rose high into the air above the southern city of Cape Town.

The man, whose identity will only be revealed following his first appearance, faces charges of housebreaking and arson.He will also be charged under the National Key Point Act.This af...

City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith talks about the extent of the damage the fire caused.

About 70 firefighters fought to keep out the blaze that broke out Sunday morning.A huge fire that destroyed parts of the South African parliament in C

The devastating fire that ripped through the Parliamentary precinct yesterday was the second fire in Parliament in the last 10 months - both of which appear to have emanated in the Old Assembly Building. While it is too early to speculate whether the cause of the fire could have been prevented, we need to question whether the extent of the damage could have been limited.

Johannesburg, Jan 3 (EFE).- Firefighters Monday were fighting to extinguish the remaining active flames at the South African parliament building a day after a major fire broke out and destroyed a large part of the historic structure in Cape Town. Local media outlets said that although emergency crews brought the blaze under control Sunday night, …

A major fire devastated South Africa’s parliament building, with heavy damage to the historic site in the centre of Cape Town.