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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.