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Major fire breaks out at South Africa's parliamentary building.

A large fire tore through South Africa's parliament in Cape Town on Sunday 02 January 2022, causing the roof of one building to collapse and gutting the chamber of the National Assembly.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said it appeared that a sprinkler system "did not work as it was supposed to" and that a person was being questioned by authorities in relation to the fire.

Ramaphosa praised firefighters for working to "stop parliament from being razed to ashes" but said the fire had "devastated the parliamentary precinct and its contents and assets, including parliament's historical treasures of heritage."

Source: https://edition.cnn.com

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