US Edition'All Destroyed': Fire Engulfs Marshall Islands Parliament Complex
Firefighters faced equipment shortages, including a key fire truck part, limiting response as the parliament building was gutted during a crucial budget session, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Marshall Islands Nitijela was engulfed by fire, with half the building burnt down and the remaining structure unusable, fire crews battled the blaze after a midnight distress call in Majuro.
- A government spokesperson said early signs point to a container trailer adjacent to the Nitijela as the fire started around midnight during a parliamentary sitting finalising the next budget.
- Witnesses and officials say the parliament chamber, offices, library and archives were destroyed, and all the parliament's digitised records appear lost, complicating restoration efforts.
- With parliament in session, officials are discussing alternative plans for where to hold parliament, while the Marshall Islands Cabinet held an emergency meeting and is expected to comment.
- Amid limited firefighting capacity, officials said the Marshall Islands Police Department fire truck could not respond due to missing equipment, local firefighters were under-resourced, airport crews were delayed, and Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung expressed condolences and pledged assistance.
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BRIEF: A fire broke out at the Marshall Islands' national parliament in the capital Majuro on Tuesday night, Reuters reports. Firefighters said half of the building, known as Nitijela, was engulfed in flames and the rest was unusable. Video footage showed the interior completely gutted. Police in the Pacific island nation said the fire had been extinguished. The Republic of the Marshall Islands, in full, is located in Micronesia in the Pacific O…
On the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, a fire almost completely destroyed the Parliament building.
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The Star Kuala LumpurMarshall Islands parliament burns down in overnight fire
Fire has destroyed the national parliament of the Marshall Islands, fire and police officials in the Pacific Island nation said on Tuesday, adding the blaze had been put out.
Shock in one of the smallest states in the world: The Marshall Islands Parliament Building in the Pacific has fallen victim to a devastating fire.
A massive fire destroyed the Marshall Islands parliament early Tuesday. The legislative building burned to the ground, the library and official documents were also destroyed in the flames, but fortunately no one was injured.
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