Fire in the South African Parliament building in Cape Town JOHANNESBURG, Jan 2 Two floors of the building The National Assembly (lower house) of the South African parliament in Cape Town was destroyed in a fire, a spokesman for the mayor’s security committee told RIA Novosti. Previously, it was reported that the fire covered the old building, which houses the National Council of Provinces (upper house of parliament), and new premises. where the National Assembly (lower house) sits. No casualties have yet been reported, but the floors were badly hit by fire and water, a spokesman said. He added that the fire alarm in the building did not go off this morning. It is assumed that on the eve of the fire, outsiders could have entered the building, one suspect is already being interrogated by the police.
