JAKARTA - The fire scorched the Marshall Islands national parliament building in the Pacific Island country on Tuesday. The fire has been extinguished.
Marshall Islands Fire Department said half of the parliament building, known as Nitijela, caught fire in a fire that broke out overnight.
The remaining buildings could not be used, a police official told Reuters by telephone on Tuesday, August 26.
When the incident occurred, fire engines were immediately dispatched to the location.
The Pacific archipelago, located between Hawaii and Australia, has a population of about 42,000 people, with half living in the capital Majuro.
His main diplomatic relations are a free association agreement with the United States, which provides economic assistance in exchange for military access and diplomatic recognition of Taiwan.
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Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung expressed his condolences to the country for the fire.
"Taiwan will remain in touch with the Marshall Islands government and provide the necessary assistance on time," the Foreign Minister said in a statement.
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