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After fighting the blaze for several hours, firefighters have partially contained the fire, local officials said, with its cause of the fire still unknown.
Johannesburg, Jan 2 (EFE).- A fire has broken out at South Africa’s parliament building in Cape Town, local authorities confirmed Sunday. Firefighters have been battling the flames at the building complex housing the Old Assembly Chamber and the National Council of Provinces, according to minister of public works and infrastructure Patricia de Lille. “The fire …
CAPE TOWN, Jan 2, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town caused
Firefighters are battling a blaze in the national Parliament buildings in Cape Town that caused the roof of the old National Assembly to collapse. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
President Cyril Ramaphosa tells reporters a man has been held and that sprinkler systems had apparently failed