Posted on 01/02/2022 9:59:43 AM PST by dynachrome
Alarge fire tore through South Africa's parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, causing the roof of one building to collapse and gutting the chamber of the National Assembly.
Images from the scene showed flames shooting out of the top of one building, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky above parliament and into neighboring streets.
Dozens of firefighters were at the scene battling the blaze, which broke out on Sunday morning and was still not under control by the afternoon. No injuries or fatalities have been reported.
"The entire parliamentary complex is severely damaged, waterlogged and smoke damaged," JP Smith, a Cape Town mayoral committee member responsible for safety and security, told a news conference in front of parliament.
"The roof above the Old Assembly hall is completely gone and the offices adjacent to it and the gym are destroyed," Smith said. "The National Assembly chamber behind me, which you can see, is gutted, the structural ceiling has collapsed and the fire staff had to be momentarily withdrawn."
The parliamentary complex, some of which dates back to 1884, consists of a cluster of buildings. The National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, is situated in what is known as the New Wing. The upper house, or National Council of Provinces, is located in what is called the Old Wing or Old Assembly, which is also used for committee meetings.
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“Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula cautioned against hasty accusations of arson, but South African police have confirmed that a 51-year-old man “has been taken in for questioning to answer as to what has transpired.”
https://news.yahoo.com/man-detained-fire-damages-south-151007618.html
Did they "Necklace" someone INSIDE Parliament?
Reichtag?
Omicron is now infecting buildings?
Last week in Australia, now South African Parliament set on fire.
Winnie Mandella...what a gal!
RE: The roof above the Old Assembly hall is completely gone
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The good side is now they can see the stars at night.
So the racist, black skinned government is burning its own buildings now.
RE: Winnie Mandella...what a gal!
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Yeah, her fashion accessory of the tire necklace caught on.
Or actually it caught fire. Worn by her victims.
Some like it Hot!, but hot she's not.
It’s a change from the usual fare.
Don’t tell me, it was a Dutch Communist?
Angus Speelman?
I would just point out that the cost to the People of replacing a Parliament building pales in comparison to the cost to the People of having a sitting Parliament.
Of course it would be arson.
It’s the first thing that came to my mind.
Since it happened in Cape Town, someone should turn on the Bat Signal and get some help.
After the South African government is ‘reformed’ they won’t need a building for representatives anymore.
And everybody was home or in the hospital dying of Covid, so how did anyone notice the fire?
The fire 🔥 from heaven?
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