Denmark's historic old stock exchange building in central Copenhagen has been engulfed in fire. Emergency teams rushed to put out the flames that initially engulfed the top of the building.
Everyone inside the building was able to leave, but many people rushed to save some of the building's historic 17th-century paintings.
Danish Culture Minister Jakon Engel-Schmidt said it was "touching" to see bystanders help emergency services "to rescue art treasures and iconic paintings from the burning building".

"400 years of Danish cultural heritage in flames", wrote the Minister of Culture on social networks.
The cause of the fire in Copenhagen is also currently unknown while most of the building is thought to have been severely damaged by the flames. The old stock exchange was being renovated and covered with scaffolding and protective plastic covers. Currently, the Dutch Renaissance-style building no longer houses the Danish Stock Exchange, but serves as the headquarters of the Danish Chamber of Commerce.
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This building was commissioned to be built by the Danish king Christian IV with the intention of turning Copenhagen into a major commercial center.
The building, located next to Christiansborg Palace, where the parliament holds its sessions, is a popular tourist attraction. Its distinctive tower, shaped like the tails of four entwined dragons, stood 56 meters high.