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The facade of the old Copenhagen Stock Exchange collapsed on April 18, 2024.
The international – what the Danes feared happened. The main facade of the old Copenhagen Stock Exchange, destroyed by fire on Tuesday, collapsed this Thursday afternoon, April 18, as emergency services feared.
“Unfortunately, the Frederiksholms collapsed at the mouth of the canal”X wrote services, noting that there were no injuries and that the neighborhood had been evacuated.
According to Danish media, the building collapsed with a loud thud towards the interior of the building. Containers are placed on this façade to support it.
“There is a risk of further collapses”Tim Ole Simonsen, intervention manager of the Danish emergency services, warned during an impromptu press conference.
The fire is still spreading
He told reporters that the walls were weakened due to intense heat and other supporting parts collapsing. Work will resume within the evacuated area, but their schedule and structure will need to be reviewed, he said.
“We hoped to save the facades of this old building, but unfortunately we did not have time to install the anchors”Jacob Westet Anderson, another head of rescue services explained.
Emergency services announced in the early afternoon that crane operations would begin at noon Friday to remove parts of the collapsed roof.
However, firefighters were still on Thursday battling the blaze, which resurfaced more than 48 hours after it broke out. “The work continued (…), we put out some small fires, mainly in the cellar”They insisted on the middle of the day.
A tower like Notre-Dame collapsed
Half of the 17th-century building was gutted and the 54-metre tower collapsed in the fire on Tuesday morning, for reasons unknown. Police investigators have not yet been able to visit the site. “It could be months before we get answers.” On Wednesday, the Danish police insisted on the causes of the disaster.
A must-see in Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, which celebrates its 400th anniversary this year, the building also houses a vast collection of works of art, several hundred of which have been preserved.
The arrow was particularly original because it was surrounded by four dragons, whose tails curled in a spiral and with three balls and three crowns representing the three Nordic monarchies (Denmark, Norway, Sweden).
Commissioned by King Christian IV, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange was built between 1619 and 1640 and is one of the oldest buildings in the Danish capital.
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