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==Impact==
==Impact==
Historic paintings from the building's substantial art collection,<ref name="kirby" /> as well as historic furniture,<ref name="halasz" /> were rescued from the burning building by staff, emergency workers, and passers-by.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68824189|title=Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames|date=16 April 2024|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Among them were ''[[From Copenhagen Stock Exchange]]'' by [[Skagen Painters|Skagen Painter]] [[Peder Severin Krøyer]] and ''[[Det danske handelskammer komite og adm. direktør 1995]]'' by {{ill|Thomas Kluge|da}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historisk P.S. Krøyer-maleri reddes ud fra brændende Børsen |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2024-04-16-historisk-ps-kroeyer-maleri-reddes-ud-fra-braendende-boersen |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=[[TV 2 (Denmark)]] |publisher=[[TV 2 (Denmark)]] |date=16 April 2024 |language=da}}</ref> The nearby [[National Museum of Denmark|National Museum]] immediately sent 25 employees to help retrieve the art.<ref name="brady">{{cite news |last1=Brady |first1=Kate |title=Fire consumes Copenhagen's 400-year-old stock market building |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/16/copenhagen-fire-old-stock-exchange-denmark/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=16 April 2024}}</ref> Everyone in the building was able to leave, and there were no casualties.<ref name="kirby">{{cite news |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Historic Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark goes up in flames |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68824189 |access-date=16 April 2024 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=16 April 2024}}</ref>
Historic paintings from the building's substantial art collection,<ref name="kirby" /> as well as historic furniture,<ref name="halasz" /> were rescued from the burning building by staff, emergency workers, and passers-by.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68824189|title=Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames|date=16 April 2024|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Among them were ''[[From Copenhagen Stock Exchange]]'' by [[Skagen Painters|Skagen Painter]] [[Peder Severin Krøyer]] and ''[[Det danske handelskammer komite og adm. direktør 1995]]'' by {{ill|Thomas Kluge|da}}. <ref name="maleri">{{cite web | title=Særligt maleri reddet ud af brændende Børsen | website=TV2 ØST | date=16 April 2024 | url=https://www.tv2east.dk/naestved/saerligt-maleri-reddet-ud-af-braendende-boersen | language=da | access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Historisk P.S. Krøyer-maleri reddes ud fra brændende Børsen |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2024-04-16-historisk-ps-kroeyer-maleri-reddes-ud-fra-braendende-boersen |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=[[TV 2 (Denmark)]] |publisher=[[TV 2 (Denmark)]] |date=16 April 2024 |language=da}}</ref> The nearby [[National Museum of Denmark|National Museum]] immediately sent 25 employees to help retrieve the art.<ref name="brady">{{cite news |last1=Brady |first1=Kate |title=Fire consumes Copenhagen's 400-year-old stock market building |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/16/copenhagen-fire-old-stock-exchange-denmark/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=16 April 2024}}</ref> Everyone in the building was able to leave, and there were no casualties.<ref name="kirby">{{cite news |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Historic Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark goes up in flames |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68824189 |access-date=16 April 2024 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=16 April 2024}}</ref>


== Reactions ==
== Reactions ==

Revision as of 21:46, 16 April 2024

2024 Børsen fire
Smoke from the fire near Børsen, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date16 April 2024; 4 months ago (2024-04-16)
Time07:36 am (alarm) CEST
DurationTBA
VenueBørsen
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates55°40′32″N 12°35′2″E / 55.67556°N 12.58389°E / 55.67556; 12.58389
Typestructure fire
CauseUnknown (possibly accidental)
Deaths0
Property damageSpire destroyed; roof removed

On 16 April 2024, a fire spread throughout the Børsen, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was a 17th century stock exchange until business was transferred to Nasdaq Copenhagen. The fire resulted in the collapse of its iconic Dragespir ("Dragon Spire") at around 08:32 CEST.[1][2] The fire occurred during renovation work on the main building's copper roof, but the cause of the blaze was unknown. About half of the building had been destroyed by the afternoon.[3]

Fire

The scaffolding around the building also caught fire, making it harder for firefighters to reach the flames[4], while the copper roof contained the heat.[5] Military personnel were also on site to support fire-fighting efforts.[4]

Additional machinery had also been called in to help remove the roof, as it was preventing water from reaching the fire.[4] The facades were in danger of collapsing as the fire burned,[5] as the building is mostly made of wood.[6]

Impact

Historic paintings from the building's substantial art collection,[7] as well as historic furniture,[4] were rescued from the burning building by staff, emergency workers, and passers-by.[8] Among them were From Copenhagen Stock Exchange by Skagen Painter Peder Severin Krøyer and Det danske handelskammer komite og adm. direktør 1995 by Thomas Kluge. [9][10] The nearby National Museum immediately sent 25 employees to help retrieve the art.[5] Everyone in the building was able to leave, and there were no casualties.[7]

Reactions

Danish Chamber of Commerce

Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the building's owner, the Danish Chamber of Commerce, said that it would be rebuilt "no matter what".[6]

Politics

Denmark's Deputy Prime Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, called the fire "our own Notre Dame moment". The fire occurred five years and a day after the Notre-Dame fire in Paris, another renovation fire which also destroyed the building's roof and spire.[4]

Royal family

King Frederik X released a statement, saying the fire was "a sad sight". "For 400 years, Christian IV’s edifice Børsen has been a distinctive landmark of Copenhagen," the statement said. [11]

References

  1. ^ "Børsen i København står i brand: '400 års kulturarv i flammer'" (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Børsen står i flammer: Det ikoniske dragetårn er kollapset" (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire". Associated Press. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Halasz, Stephanie; Mortensen, Antonia; Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (16 April 2024). "Spire collapses after fire rips through Copenhagen's old stock exchange". CNN. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Brady, Kate (16 April 2024). "Fire consumes Copenhagen's 400-year-old stock market building". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b Milne, Richard (16 April 2024). "Denmark's historic stock exchange goes up in flames". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b Kirby, Paul (16 April 2024). "Historic Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark goes up in flames". BBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames". 16 April 2024 – via www.bbc.com.
  9. ^ "Særligt maleri reddet ud af brændende Børsen". TV2 ØST (in Danish). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Historisk P.S. Krøyer-maleri reddes ud fra brændende Børsen". TV 2 (Denmark) (in Danish). TV 2 (Denmark). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Announcement from HM The King". kongehuset.dk/en. The Royal House. Retrieved 16 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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