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Fire Breaks Out Again at South Africa Parliament - Photo, Video
Fire Breaks Out Again at South Africa Parliament - Photo, Video
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Fire at the South African parliament has broken out again after a lull, the fire brigade reportedly said.
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Fire at the South African parliament has broken out again after a lull, the fire brigade reportedly said."The fire restarted in the roof of the building housing the national assembly," the fire brigade's spokesman Jermaine Carelse said, quoted by AFP. Only a dozen firefighters were still at the scene, he added."Devastating. Distressing. Inexplicable..." parliamentary spokesman Moloto Mothapo tweeted.Earlier, police arrested and charged a person suspected of arson."Man (49) allegedly linked to setting Parliament building alight to appear in court on 04/01 on charges of housebreaking and theft, arson and will also be charged under The National Key Point Act,” the police tweeted. The parliament sits in a complex of buildings - an old building dating back to the 19th century and new ones from the 1920s and 1980s that are used by the lower house.
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Fire Breaks Out Again at South Africa Parliament - Photo, Video
14:57 GMT 03.01.2022 (Updated: 12:53 GMT 10.11.2022) Earlier in the day, someone suspected of arson at the parliament building in Cape Town was arrested and charged over the incident.
Fire at the South African parliament has broken out again after a lull, the fire brigade reportedly said.
"The fire restarted in the roof of the building housing the national assembly," the fire brigade's spokesman Jermaine Carelse said, quoted by AFP.
Only a dozen firefighters were still at the scene, he added.
"Devastating. Distressing. Inexplicable..." parliamentary spokesman Moloto Mothapo tweeted.
Earlier, police arrested and charged a person suspected of
arson.
"Man (49) allegedly linked to setting Parliament building alight to appear in court on 04/01 on charges of housebreaking and theft, arson and will also be charged under The National Key Point Act,” the police tweeted.
The parliament sits in a complex of buildings - an old building dating back to the 19th century and new ones from the 1920s and 1980s that are used by the lower house.
