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The Executive Director at the University of Cape Town Libraries Ujala Satgoor has expressed her deep sorrow following Sunday's devastating fires that destroyed the Reading Room of the Jagger Library.
Satgoor issued a statement on Monday confirming that the Reading Room of the historical library was completely gutted in the fire.
She says the library did have a fire detection system that activated shutters, which prevented the spread of the fire to other parts of the library.
Satgoor says some of their most valuable collections have been lost but a full assessment must still be done once the building is declared safe.
The Library is closed until further notice.
