Liberia Capitol fire: Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa questioned by police

A huge fire breaks out at Liberia's Capitol building a day after it was the scene of a bitter dispute.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersEmbattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fireMoses Kollie GarzeawuAuthorities have offered a cash reward for more information about the fireThe embattled speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has been questioned by the police after a huge fire at the West African nation's legislature.

Residents of the capital Monrovia woke up on Wednesday morning to see thick black smoke and flames rising from the Capitol building.

The flames destroyed the entire joint chambers of the legislature, but no-one was in the building at the time.

Four individuals, including Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa and Representative Frank Saah Foko, have been brought in for questioning, Liberia's police chief Gregory Colman said.

The fire occurred a day after plans to remove Koffa from his speaker role sparked a tense protest.

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