# Cape Town firefighters are battling a blaze in a building in Parliament Avenue. Councillor JP Smith says six firefighting vehicles and approximately 36 firefighters are on the scene. The fire is burning on the third floor, with initial reports indicating it started in the office space and is spreading toward the gymnasium. The roof area has caught alight and the National Assembly building is on fire too. Smith says the fire has not been contained and reports of cracks in some walls of the building have been confirmed:

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