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#BREAKING: Firefighters are battling a large fire that has ripped through the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa
"There have been reports of some walls showing cracks, which could indicate a collapse” Jermaine Carelse, of CT fire service
"There have been reports of some walls showing cracks, which could indicate a collapse” Jermaine Carelse, of CT fire service
“Looks like they have the Cape Town parliament fire almost under control. Can’t make out the huge flames anymore. It’s mainly smoke. One smaller section seems to still be burning though.” @jasminbauomy
Footage taken earlier by @RoshBardien #CapeTown
Footage taken earlier by @RoshBardien #CapeTown
This footage via @Lisaleesolomon1 shows the scale of the fire in the Parliament building in Cape Town, with smoke obscuring Lion’s Head in the background
Earlier footage🖕via @SISONKE_MD #CapeTownFire #CapeTown #SouthAfrica
Earlier footage🖕via @SISONKE_MD #CapeTownFire #CapeTown #SouthAfrica
A wholesome story part 1:
This is the car of my partner's father :/
He was out on a walk and was told he couldn't turn back for his car at about 10 - 11 AM.
#capetownfire #newlandsfire #uctfire
This is the car of my partner's father :/
He was out on a walk and was told he couldn't turn back for his car at about 10 - 11 AM.
#capetownfire #newlandsfire #uctfire
A wholesome story part 2:
We were asked to come and fetch the car via @TableMountainNP twitter, much to our surprise. We thought they were all toast.
#capetownfire #newlandsfire #uctfire
We were asked to come and fetch the car via @TableMountainNP twitter, much to our surprise. We thought they were all toast.
#capetownfire #newlandsfire #uctfire
Wholesome story part 3:
Lo and behold, the car was still there! Emergency services escorted us up and were very helpful.
#capetownfire #newlandsfire #uctfire
Lo and behold, the car was still there! Emergency services escorted us up and were very helpful.
#capetownfire #newlandsfire #uctfire
This is potentially a cultural tragedy happening as we watch in horror - I know this library quite well - if it has indeed been destroyed, the losses are incalculable, from incunables to priceless Africana.
This is the main Cape Town afternoon newspaper. Their ongoing coverage is here: iol.co.za/capeargus/news…
As a young man, I spent many happy hours in the Jagger library. Aside from priceless early materials, this is one of the great repositories for archives & documents of anti-colonial and liberation movements in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa. This is irreplaceable material.
@kimondegreef Heritage went up in flames today💔. The Great IsiXhosa Dictionary as well as both Isigidimi Sabantsundu & Izimvo Zabantsundu were housed right there at Special Collections library. Just like that, it went up in smoke. Thoroughly heartbroken by this. #capetownfire
@kimondegreef Quoting @AkhaTutu
