A massive fire in South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town caused the roof of the old National Assembly building to collapse yesterday as the blaze continued to rage after eight hours.
No causalities have been reported in the fire, which has also spread to the wing housing the current National Assembly, where parliament sits.
“The roof of the old assembly building has collapsed and is gone,” Jean-Pierre Smith, Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for safety and security, told reporters.
The cause of the fire was not yet known, but an investigation was opened.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters at the
Authorities are set to probe whether there is a link between the fire that broke out in the Old Assembly in March 2021 and the blaze that swept through the very same building on Sunday.
Firefighters battled a blaze at South Africa's national Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the centre of Cape Town.
One person has been detained for questioning after a major fire ripped through South Africa's parliament complex, gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the bu.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A major fire ripped through South Africa s Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the building that houses the national