He fire which since this morning is destroying the historical building of the old town bag from Copenhagen Five hours later, the situation was still out of control, with part of the roof collapsing, although there were no casualties.

Ten workers from a company renovating the building, which has been under construction since 2022, were inside when the fire, the cause of which is still unknown, was reported at 7:30 a.m. local time (5:30 GMT). were left alone and unharmed, Danish media reported.

The fire has affected half the building, and although firefighters have been able to prevent it from spreading to another building, they have not yet been able to control it.

“We continue to fight the fire. New complications arose. As the internal support structures burned, the walls became destabilized. This is what we are concentrating on now,” said Copenhagen emergency services director Jakob Vedsted Andersen.

Andersen emphasized that the building is surrounded by scaffolding and it is possible that the structure will collapse.

The fire started under the roof, which has copper elements and is difficult to access, allowing the fire to gain intensity and spread to the remaining floors of the building.

The building, one of the oldest surviving in Copenhagen, was built between 1619 and 1623 in order King Christian IV and it worked like Danish stock exchange until 1974.

This was currently the headquarters Chamber of Commerce and its facade and roof were being restored, a process planned for completion in 2029.

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“We woke up this morning to the sad sight of smoke on the rooftops of Copenhagen reflecting a devastating fire on the stock market,” he said. king Frederick X, who thanked emergency personnel and police for their work in preventing injuries.

Various wings Christiansborg Castleheadquarters Parliament, which is located next to the burning building, were evacuated as a precaution.

Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen He called the fire “terrible” and expressed regret that “a part of Danish history was burning.” Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen He called the event “our moment.” Notre Dame“referring to the fire of the famous cathedral Paris in 2019.

According to experts quoted in the media, it is possible that restoration work has increased the risk of fire, although it is not yet known what caused the fire.

(EFE)