A large fire tore through the headquarters of Paraguay's national electoral body on Thursday, casting doubts on primaries and general elections scheduled for the coming months.
A huge cloud of black smoke and large flames could be seen in aerial images of the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE) in the capital of Asuncion, which houses material and machines that will be used in the elections and where hundreds of officials work.
"We have suffered serious damage ... they are fighting to try to prevent (the fire) from spreading to other rooms," Asuncion's electoral Justice Jorge Bogarin told a local radio station, adding there were no immediate reports of any deaths.
