International Courant
LONDON
The outer partitions of Denmark’s historic Previous Inventory Alternate constructing in central Copenhagen collapsed Thursday after it was totally engulfed by hearth Tuesday, native media reported.
Up to now, there are not any accidents reported, in line with native TV station TV2.
Flames engulfed the Danish capital’s historic Previous Inventory Alternate constructing Tuesday morning, as authorities likened it to the 2019 Notre-Dame Cathedral hearth.
That is “our personal Notre Dame second,” Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen stated on X.
The reason for the blaze in central Copenhagen stays unclear, although emergency companies stated a scaffolding that had been arrange across the constructing made the firefighting mission tougher, in line with Danish state broadcaster DR.
Flames unfold all through the 400-year-old Inventory Alternate constructing, or Borsen, with its famed central spire collapsing.
On April 15, 2019, the roof and spire of Notre Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral, had been destroyed in a devastating hearth. Main inside injury was prevented by the vaulted stone ceiling which allowed the restoration of invaluable relics and paintings. Notre Dame is because of reopen in December this yr.
The historic constructing is located subsequent to Denmark’s parliament, the Folketing, and the Royal Christiansborg Palace.
The Inventory Alternate, which featured a spire formed by the intertwined tails of 4 dragons, and three crowns symbolizing the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, had been beneath renovation when the fireplace broke out.
The Borsen dates again to 1625. It was constructed by King Christian IV and is the oldest constructing in Copenhagen.
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