Spire collapses as fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s historic Old Stock Exchange

Irish Times

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Danish firefighters and emergency personnel work during the final extinguishing operations, a day after a fire ravaged the historic Boersen Stock Exchange and toppled its iconic spire, in Copenhagen on April 17, 2024.
Le Monde
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A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one of the Danish capital’s most well known buildings, engulfing its spire which collapsed on to the roof.
Irish Times
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The blaze that ripped through the 400-year-old landmark building, toppling its spire in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 fire at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral, was still burning in some hard-to-access places.
CNA
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The building, which dates from 1615 and is named the Boersen in Danish, is known for its green copper roof and distinctive 56-meter (184-foot) spire in the shape of four intertwined dragon tails.
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