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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 capital, Cape Town.

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

Firefighters struggle to extinguish last remains of fire that extensively damaged national assembly building

South Africa's Parliament building in Cape Town was severely deteriorated by a huge fire Sunday. Although nobody has been reported injured, the event has sparked national security concerns. A suspect has been arrested. Firefighters worked for hours to extinguish the blaze.

Sunday's fire caused collapse of roof on part of complex housing upper chamber and gutted an entire floor