Passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables as a fire raged through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings on Tuesday.
The roof of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark's financial center was engulfed in flames Tuesday.The roof of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark's financial center was engulfed in flames Tuesday.
He also took part in saving valuables from the flames, and said they had to use tools including like a crowbar to remove them. Firefighters who reportedly pumped water from the nearby canal were seen spraying water through the doorway of the Old Stock Exchange's gilded hall that is used for gala dinners, conferences and other events and where many paintings hung.The building, next to the Christiansborg Palace where the parliament sits, is a popular tourist attraction. Its distinctive spire, in the shape of the tails of four dragons twined together, reached a height of 56 meters .
Up to 90 members of an army unit were deployed from a nearby base to cordon off the area and"secure valuables," Denmark's armed forces said. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wrote on Instagram that it hurt to see that"irreplaceable cultural heritage" and"a piece of Danish history is on fire."
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