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1 day agoA 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. 1 day agoCAPE TOWN South Africa -- A major fire ripped through South Africas 138-year-old Parliament complex on Sunday gutting offices and causing some ceilings to collapse at a site that has hosted.

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1 day agoA major fire has broken out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town.

. 1 day agoA fire erupted at the South African parliament on Sunday with flames bursting from the roof of a building and a plume of smoke that could. 1 hour agoThe parliament buildings library museum and historical artifacts were unscathed they added. 49 minutes agoA large fire has reignited after tearing through South Africas parliament in Cape Town causing the roof of one building to collapse and gutting the chamber of the National Assembly.

1 day agoFirefighters in Cape Town are battling a fire that has broken out at a building in ParliamentThe Citys Fire and Rescue department confirmed that firemen have been at. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear although a group of protesters championing indigenous rights had been gathering outside the building. 1 day agoOfficials said the fire started in the Old Assembly building which was built in 1884 and originally housed the South African Parliament but is now used for offices.

1 day agoA major fire ripped through South Africas Parliament complex on Sunday gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the building that houses the. 11 hours agoOther buildings in the complex were also damaged by the fire that started early Sunday morning and spread from an old Parliament building that now houses offices to the National Assembly building. The fire is currently in the National Assembly chambers Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille told reporters as smoke billowed behind her from the roof of the historic white building with grand entrance columns.

Firefighters have been deployed and the cause is unknown. A plume of smoke arises above the Houses of Parliament behind the St. Tsvangirayo Mukwazhi - staff AP.

3 hours agoCAPE TOWN A day after a fire ripped through South Africas Houses of Parliament books and bookshelves were still smoldering within the National Assembly building officials said on Monday. 1 day agoA general view of a building on fire at the South African Parliament precinct in Cape Town on January 2 2022. 1 day agoThe fire has affected both the Old Assembly Wing and the National Assembly Wing of the buildings of the parliament which house the National Assembly and the upper chamber of National Council of.

The building was home to the federal parliament from 1927 until 1988 when a new building was opened. 1 day agoThe fire started on the third floor of a building that houses offices and spread to the National Assembly building where South Africas Parliament sits Minister of Public Works and. The front entrance of Old Parliament House has been set on fire for the second consecutive week as protests continue outside the building.

A fire has damaged the front doors and exterior of Australias Old Parliament House in Canberra. Obed Zilwa AFP No one was believed to have been harmed and the cause of the blaze. This is a very sad day for democracy for Parliament is the home of our democracy.

1 day agoFiremen spray water on flames erupting from a building at South Africas Parliament in Cape Town Sunday Jan. 1 day agoParliaments Presiding Officers confirmed in a statement released on Sunday morning the fire affected both the Old Assembly Wing and the. 1 day agoA large fire has broken out at South Africas parliament building sending plumes of thick smoke over central Cape Town.

Firefighters present at the building as large flames and a huge column of smoke were seen at around 0530 GMT on. A line of police moved the demonstrators away. National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said there were too many anomalies in Sundays fire.

About three dozen firefighters began battling the blaze about 5 am. Parliament building set on fire during protest VIDEO Severe damage dealt to Australias former parliament building in Canberra after fire erupts during aboriginal rights protest. 1 day agoFire crews at the Houses of Parliament fight a fire in Cape Town South Africa Sunday Jan.

Australias Old Parliament House saw its doors engulfed by a blaze on Thursday as an aboriginal rights protest outside of the building apparently went wrong.

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