Fire hits South Africa's Parliament Building in Cape Town

CAPE TOWN – Firefighters are battling a blaze astatine South Africa's nationalist Parliament Building successful Cape Town, an authoritative confirmed Sunday.

A acheronian plume of fume and flames tin beryllium seen rising from the gathering successful the halfway of the city.

The occurrence started successful the aboriginal hours of the greeting successful the third-floor offices and dispersed to the National Assembly chamber, City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse told section media.

No radical person been injured successful the fire, which was reported by information guards, Carelse said. More than 35 firefighters are battling the fire, which appears to beryllium threatening the building's roof, Carelse said.

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