A large fire has broken out at South Africa's parliament building, sending plumes of thick smoke over central Cape Town.. About three dozen firefighters began battling the blaze about 5 a.m. local ...

A massive blaze ripped through South Africa’s House of Parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, sending plumes of smoke into the air that were visible from miles away. Cape Town Fire and Rescue ...

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

The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. local time, when many people inside the building were asleep. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa called it a “tragedy.” Fire worst in recent memory ...

A man has been arrested after a large fire severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. The suspect, who is not a parliamentary employee, will appear in court ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The fire that has already destroyed South Africa's main Parliament chamber flared up again Monday about 36 hours after it started in the 130-year-old complex of ...

A helicopter flies near a smoke cloud due to a forest fire burning out of control on the foothills of Table Mountain, above the University of Cape Town, in Cape Town, South Africa, April 18, 2021.