Fire Hits The Kopenhagen Old Stock Exchange Iconic Building

UNSPLASH/Kopenhagen ILLUSTRATION, Denmark/Lindsay Martin

JAKARTA - The fire hit the Copenhagen Old Stock Exchange, one of the most famous buildings in the Danish capital.

"Some of the roofs collapsed and the fire spread to several floors of the building," Copenhagen fire chief Jakob Vedsted Andersen told reporters.

There have been no reports of injuries, police said. Meanwhile, people were seen carrying paintings out of the building to save the historic object from the flames.

"Horrible photos of the Exchange. Very sad. Iconic buildings that mean a lot to all of us... Our own Notre-Dame moments," wrote Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen on X.

Thick smoke rising over the city and sirens was heard when emergency services were called to the location. About 90 members of the Royal Life Guards, helping to secure valuables, the military said.

The historic building, which is the top of the tower in the form of a four-flavored dragon, was being renovated when the fire broke out.

The Dutch Renaissance-style building is no longer a place for the Danish stock exchange, but serves as the headquarters of the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

"We are currently working hard to save our historical art from the Exchange," wrote the Chamber of Commerce on X.