COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables.
The blaze broke out on the building’s copper roof during renovations, and police said it was too early to say what caused it. The building with its distinctive 56-meter (184-foot) spire in the shape of four intertwined dragon tails has been a major tourist attraction next to Denmark’s parliament, Christiansborg Palace, in the heart of the capital.
”A piece of Danish history is on fire,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
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