Danish firefighters toiled Wednesday to extinguish the last pockets of a fire that gutted Copenhagen's 400-year-old stock exchange building.
Tuesday's blaze, which destroyed half of the building and toppled its dragon-tail spire, was believed to have started on the roof during renovations, but the cause remained unclear and police had yet to enter the burned part of the building to investigate.
The building, which dates from 1615 and is named the Boersen in Danish, is known for its green copper roof and distinctive 56-metre spire in the shape of four intertwined dragon tails. Emergency management work to secure the area after a fire in the former Stock Exchange of Copenhagen, Boersen, Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The extent of the damage, caused by flames and the tons of water poured to extinguish them, was still unknown. When the fire engulfed the building on Tuesday, passers-by, Chamber of Commerce staff, police officers and members of an army unit that had been sent to help raced inside the building to save its treasures.
About an hour after the first reports of the fire on Tuesday, the blaze engulfed the spire and sent it crashing onto the building, which was shrouded by scaffolding, and onto the street behind.
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