The flames which resumed with a vengeance on Monday afternoon. A thick cloud of smoke rises again from the roofs of the imposing building.
Article written by
Posted
Reading time : 1 min.
This is one of the worst possible scenarios: after having mastered the violent fire which broke out on Sunday, devastating the South African Parliament in Cape Town, the firefighters are once again fighting head to foot with the flames which resumed again on Monday 3 January in the afternoon.
A thick cloud of smoke rises again from the roofs of the imposing Victorian building and long flames emerge from the rows of windows on the facade, AFP journalists found on the spot.
However, a few hours earlier, the emergency services had declared that they had come to the end of the disaster. The night shifts had passed the hand, leaving the scene at the wheel of the trucks under the bravos of passers-by and journalists posted at the gate, in a general relief. But they had warned: inside this hell, the temperature remained incredibly high in places, beyond 100 degrees Celsius.
“The fire has resumed in the roof of the building housing the National Assembly”city firefighter spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said. The day before, the wooded room with leather armchairs where the deputies sit had been totally devastated.
A 49-year-old man was arrested in Parliament on Sunday and charged with “burglary and arson”. He will be presented to justice on Tuesday.