Fire engulfs Alice Magistrate’s Court building in the Eastern Cape

A fire engulfed the Alice Magistrate’s courthouse in the Eastern Cape.

The Alice Magistrate’s courthouse in the Eastern Cape has been gutted, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development announced on Saturday.

“Most parts of the district court burned down, with the exception of the regional court, which is in a separate building within the district court. There were no victims in the fire,”

; said department spokesman Steve Mahlangu. 

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

Mahlangu said the department’s provincial leadership will meet to plan court services.

“The department will communicate fully in due course on how and where members of the public in Alice will continue to access services,” he added.

Last month, a fire broke out in the nearby University of Fort Hare farm building. Nobody was injured in the fire in the lecture halls and offices.