The stonemason Henrik Grage was on his way to work on Tuesday morning when the big fire broke out in the historic building Börsen in central Copenhagen.
- It is our Notre-Dame. It's a tragic day. Not just for Copenhagen but for all of Denmark. And on the queen's (Margrethe's, editor's note) birthday. It's a sad sight, he tells TV2.
Grage was involved in rebuilding the castle church in Copenhagen after the fire in 1992. He believes and hopes that the Stock Exchange will also be rebuilt.
Top Danish politicians also draw parallels between the fire in Börsen and the fire in Notre-Dame in 2019.
- Terrible images from the Stock Exchange. An iconic building, which means a lot to us all. Our own Notre Dame moment, writes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen from Venstre on X.
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The message: At least a day before the fire has been extinguished - the roof has collapsed
A heavy fire rages in the historic building Börsen in Copenhagen, Danish media reports. Large flames are visible from the 400-year-old building.
The spire on the house, a well-known landmark, has collapsed, reports Ekstrabladet.
Parts of the roof have collapsed and about half the building is on fire, says Jakob Vedsted Andersen at the rescue service to the newspaper.
At ten o'clock in the morning the fire was not yet under control. The fire brigade expects that it will take at least a day before it is extinguished.
The first alarm came at 07.36 on Tuesday morning. A large rescue mission is in place.
Roads around the Stock Exchange have been blocked off with long queues in the central capital as a result. Police urge people to stay away from the area.
The Börsen building, which is currently undergoing renovation, was built in 1625 and is located in the Slotsholmen area of Copenhagen.
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Despair: "400 years of Danish cultural heritage is in flames"
The fire in Copenhagen's historic stock exchange arouses sadness and horror.
"Terrible images from the Stock Exchange this morning. 400 years of Danish cultural heritage are in flames," writes Minister of Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt on X.
TV images show how valuable works of art, such as P.S Kröyer's "From the Copenhagen Stock Exchange" are carried out of the burning building.
In the area around the building, passers-by stop and look up at the flames, noticeably concerned. Ekstra Bladet has interviewed the newly trained historian Thomas Samuel Thomsen who, with tears streaming down his face, describes his feelings:
- It's like losing a family member. I was born here and have seen this building since I was a child, he says.
Other passers-by who were interviewed by DR also express great foreboding.
- It is deeply tragic. I am shocked, says Copenhagen resident Lars Scøiht.
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