Europe live: fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange

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Simon, a reader, has sent in a photo of people carrying a painting in Copenhagen, after the Old Stock Exchange caught fire.

Lara, a Brit who’s lived in Copenhagen for over 20 years, said she came out of the metro and saw the fire. “Absolutely heartbreaking. 400 years of history disappearing before your eyes,” she said.

She sent a photo:

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“Our own Notre Dame moment,” said Denmark’s deputy prime minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, describing today’s fire.

400 years of Danish cultural heritage in flames, wrote the country’s culture minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, adding that it is touching to see employees, emergency services, and passers-by working together to save art treasures and iconic images form the burning building.

Berlingske has published footage of the fire

Here are the latest images from Copenhagen.

Fire breaks out at Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange

A fire has broken out at Copenhagen’s iconic Old Stock Exchange, engulfing its spire, which has collapsed.

“We are met with a terrible sight. The Bourse is on fire. Everyone is asked to stay away,” the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which uses the building as its headquarters, wrote on social media. At this stage there are no reports of any injuries.