City of Cape Town, confirms that parliament has caught fire on Sunday morning.
JP Smith, the mayoral committee member for safety and security, said the national assembly building was on fire and flames have spread to the roof.
“The fire has not been contained and reports of cracks in some walls of the building have been confirmed,” Smith said at 7.45am.
The 36 firefighters are on the scene had requested more resources to tackle the blaze, Smith said.
The alarm was raised at 5am, and Smith said initial reports indicated the fire started in office space on the third floor.
Large flames are wrecking havoc and huge columns of smoke were seen.
“The roof has caught fire and the National Assembly building is also on fire,” a spokesman for the city’s emergency services told AFP, requesting reinforcements at the scene.
