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The City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, told City Press that the fire has spread to the National Assembly.He said that internal security, such as safety doors, are presenting an impediment in firefighting efforts.
“These buildings are old. There has been a suggestion that the fire detection equipment took 30 minutes to register the fire. We could have been there earlier had the fire detection equipment been working. We are investigating that possibility,” he said. The City of Cape Town's mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith. Photo: Darren Stewart
Smith said that according to one of the fire officers who were first to arrive on the scene: “Their determination was that the fire started in one of the offices in the Old Assembly and then spread to the gymnasium.” Jermaine Carelse, the spokesperson for the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services, told News24: “The bitumen on the roof is even melting, an indication of the intense heat. There have been reports of some walls showing cracks which could indicate a collapse.”Hopefully the fire will be contained & doused fast without causing extensive damage.
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