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A fire has broken out at Copenhagen’s iconic Old Stock Exchange, engulfing its spire, which has collapsed.

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“We are met with a terrible sight. The Bourse is on fire. Everyone is asked to stay away,” the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which uses the building as its headquarters, wrote on social media. At this stage there are no reports of any injuries.

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Vi er mødt ind til et forfærdeligt syn. Børsen brænder. Alle bedes holde sig væk fra området omkring Slotsholmen. Brandmyndighederne er på stedet. Vi vender tilbage, når der er flere oplysninger.

&mdash; Dansk Erhverv (@DanskErhverv) April 16, 2024

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If you’re in Copenhagen, send your thoughts and comments to lili.bayer@theguardian.com.

“Our own Notre Dame moment,” said Denmark’s deputy prime minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, describing today’s fire.

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Frygtelige billeder fra Børsen. Så trist. En ikonisk bygning, der betyder meget for os alle, tror jeg. Vores eget Notre Dame-øjeblik. pic.twitter.com/X0jWjfUFVc

&mdash; Troels Lund Poulsen (@troelslundp) April 16, 2024

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Frygtelige billeder fra Børsen. Så trist. En ikonisk bygning, der betyder meget for os alle, tror jeg. Vores eget Notre Dame-øjeblik. pic.twitter.com/X0jWjfUFVc

— Troels Lund Poulsen (@troelslundp) April 16, 2024

400 years of Danish cultural heritage in flames, wrote the country’s culture minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, adding that it is touching to see employees, emergency services, and passers-by working together to save art treasures and iconic images form the burning building.

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Hvor er det rørende at opleve, hvordan de ansatte på Børsen, gode folk fra beredskabet og forbipasserende københavnere samarbejder om at redde kunstskatte og ikoniske billeder ud af den brændende bygning.

&mdash; Jakob Engel-Schmidt (@engelschmidt) April 16, 2024

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Hvor er det rørende at opleve, hvordan de ansatte på Børsen, gode folk fra beredskabet og forbipasserende københavnere samarbejder om at redde kunstskatte og ikoniske billeder ud af den brændende bygning.

— Jakob Engel-Schmidt (@engelschmidt) April 16, 2024

Berlingske has published footage of the fire

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Børsen i København er i flammer.

Følg udviklingen her: https://t.co/KUXg6JjCZP pic.twitter.com/jdSlhvKLwi

&mdash; Berlingske (@berlingske) April 16, 2024

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Der lød et stort brag, og Børsens ikoniske spir er nu kollapset.

Følg udviklingen her: https://t.co/tyu36Qnt6W pic.twitter.com/Od2nlxsamk

&mdash; Berlingske (@berlingske) April 16, 2024

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Here are the latest images from Copenhagen.

Fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange

A fire has broken out at Copenhagen’s iconic Old Stock Exchange, engulfing its spire, which has collapsed.

“We are met with a terrible sight. The Bourse is on fire. Everyone is asked to stay away,” the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which uses the building as its headquarters, wrote on social media. At this stage there are no reports of any injuries.

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Vi er mødt ind til et forfærdeligt syn. Børsen brænder. Alle bedes holde sig væk fra området omkring Slotsholmen. Brandmyndighederne er på stedet. Vi vender tilbage, når der er flere oplysninger.

&mdash; Dansk Erhverv (@DanskErhverv) April 16, 2024

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Vi er mødt ind til et forfærdeligt syn. Børsen brænder. Alle bedes holde sig væk fra området omkring Slotsholmen. Brandmyndighederne er på stedet. Vi vender tilbage, når der er flere oplysninger.

— Dansk Erhverv (@DanskErhverv) April 16, 2024

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