Spire collapses as fire engulfs Copenhagen's historic stock exchange

Smoke billows during a fire at the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark April 16, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A fire that ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's most famous landmarks, was brought under control on Tuesday after the flames toppled its spire.

The fire broke out in the 17th century Dutch Renaissance-style building on Tuesday morning. It was quickly engulfed in flames while thick grey smoke rose above the city in scenes reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral.