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South African parliament says fire contained

Cape Town, Jan 4 (UNI/Xinhua) South African Parliament said the fire at its precinct that flared up again on Monday afternoon has been contained.
Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo told Xinhua over the phone on Tuesday that the fire at the parliament, which initially broke out early Sunday, was "contained" and currently "there is no fire" at the parliament. But he added it is difficult to say whether the fire has been extinguished as firefighters continue to search the grounds.
New flames, which first started on the roof of the building of the lower house National Assembly, gutted the 4th and 5th floors as of about 10 p.m. local time (2000 GMT), after stronger winds ignited the smoldering wood inside the roof's void space, parts of which were not accessible for dousing or dampening, according to Jean-Pierre Smith, Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.
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