A blaze strikes the iconic Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, reminiscent of Notre-Dame's fire.
A fire hit Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, engulfing its spire which collapsed onto the roof in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral.Video from the scene showed people carrying large paintings away from the building to save the historical artefacts from the flames.
"Horrible pictures from the Bourse. So sad. An iconic building that means a lot to all of us...Our own Notre Dame moment," Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen wrote on X. The historic building, whose spire was shaped like the tails of four dragons intertwined, had been under renovation when the fire broke out.
The scaffolding around the building made it harder for the emergency services to get through to the flames, while the copper roof was preserving the heat, the Copenhagen fire department said.The Dutch Renaissance-style building no longer houses the Danish stock exchange but serves as headquarters for the Danish Chamber of Commerce.It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.
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