{"id":27993,"date":"2022-01-02T10:14:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T07:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=27993"},"modified":"2022-01-02T10:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T07:14:31","slug":"major-blaze-rips-through-south-africa-parliament-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/02\/major-blaze-rips-through-south-africa-parliament-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Blaze Rips Through South Africa Parliament Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A large fire is raging at the Houses of Parliament in South Africa&#8217;s legislative capital, Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video footage shows a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blaze comes hours after Archbishop Desmond Tutu&#8217;s state funeral at St George&#8217;s Cathedral, near Parliament, which was held on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The roof has caught fire and the National Assembly building is also on fire,&#8221; a spokesman for the city&#8217;s emergency services told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The fire is not under control and cracks in the walls of the building have been reported,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/nkosi_milton\/status\/1477516221520224256?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC Africa News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large fire is raging at the Houses of Parliament in South Africa&#8217;s legislative capital, Cape Town. 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