Fire engulfs Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange in ‘Notre-Dame moment’

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by TheTelegraph

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  1. ***The Telegraph’s Foreign Staff report:***

    A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 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](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/15/watch-notre-dame-fire-one-year-devastating-blaze/).

    There were no immediate reports of injuries, police said.

    Video footage from the scene shows people carrying large paintings away from the building to save the historic artefacts from the flames.

    Troels Lund Poulsen, the Danish defence minister, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Horrible pictures from the Bourse. So sad. An iconic building that means a lot to all of us … Our own [Notre-Dame](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/29/notre-dame-spire-scaffolding-paris-blaze-reopen-cathedral/) moment.” 

    The historic building, whose spire was shaped as 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 nearby finance ministry was evacuated as a result of the fire, the police said.

    ***Find out more:*** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/16/fire-engulfs-copenhagen-old-stock-exchange-building/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/16/fire-engulfs-copenhagen-old-stock-exchange-building/)

  2. I bet it was a Russian terrorist. They do everything they can to harm us Europeans.

  3. Such a beautiful building and highly unusual spire. I hope much of it can be saved.

  6. Holy fuck I read that wrong and for a moment I thought notre dame was on fire again

  7. Beautiful old world buildings will “accidently” burn, now there is free space for modern monstrocity block building.

  8. I hope nobody was harmed, but I just love the irony of this burning, crumbling building juxtaposed with “fear nothing” ad.

  10. Madness. Was there last summer and on a boat tour our guide said that the Stock Exchange is the only building that never caught fire – because of the unusual spire (meaning the dragons were keeping it safe). Very sad to hear this.

  11. Knowing northern Europeans, it will be probably rebuilt in a more modern contemporary style.

  13. The “fear nothing” sign in the photo is weird given the context.

  15. This is another sad day and big loss to historic and beautiful buildings of a bygone era.

    I hope it can either be saved or properly rebuilt.

  19. And once again there was renovation work ongoing…. 🙁
    Now the whole building has been destroyed. Nice work, guys.

  21. “in notre dame moment”

    way for a headline to give you 1.5 the amount of heart attack

  23. Anything that catches fire is technically a “notre-dame moment”.

  25. “Fear nothing” as the building behind it is burning to the ground

  29. What’s up with spires catching fire while being renovated?

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