Despite stabilization
Facade of Copenhagen stock exchange collapses
The masonry of the burnt-out part of the historic stock exchange in Copenhagen has collapsed. The walls collapsed despite stabilization, said a fire department spokesman on Thursday afternoon. According to the emergency services, no one was injured.
Hours earlier, the emergency services had tried to save the walls after the fire by setting up containers with concrete blocks. These were connected to scaffolding around the building. On Friday, all the rubble and other debris on the floor of the building should have been removed.
As reported, the fire had broken out on Tuesday under the copper roof of the 17th century brick building. It had spread from the roof downwards. For hours, huge flames leapt into the sky and thick black smoke billowed upwards. The striking tower collapsed onto the street. Around half of the historic stock exchange burned down.
Works of art safe
Several hundred works of art were saved from the flames. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. On Thursday afternoon, it was said that it was too unsafe to go inside due to the risk of collapse.
Several streets around the historic stock exchange in Copenhagen are to remain closed until Monday. The building is located on the eastern tip of the island of Slotsholmen on the Holmens Canal opposite the National Bank of Denmark and is an attraction for tourists. As restoration work was being carried out, the entire building was covered in scaffolding.
Mayor for reconstruction
Numerous supporters have already spoken out in favor of rebuilding the building. "The building is simply vital for Copenhagen and the entire cultural history of Denmark," wrote the seven mayors of Copenhagen in a joint statement shortly after the fire. The owner of the building also expressed confidence in this regard.
Kommentare
Willkommen in unserer Community! Eingehende Beiträge werden geprüft und anschließend veröffentlicht. Bitte achten Sie auf Einhaltung unserer Netiquette und AGB. Für ausführliche Diskussionen steht Ihnen ebenso das krone.at-Forum zur Verfügung. Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.
User-Beiträge geben nicht notwendigerweise die Meinung des Betreibers/der Redaktion bzw. von Krone Multimedia (KMM) wieder. In diesem Sinne distanziert sich die Redaktion/der Betreiber von den Inhalten in diesem Diskussionsforum. KMM behält sich insbesondere vor, gegen geltendes Recht verstoßende, den guten Sitten oder der Netiquette widersprechende bzw. dem Ansehen von KMM zuwiderlaufende Beiträge zu löschen, diesbezüglichen Schadenersatz gegenüber dem betreffenden User geltend zu machen, die Nutzer-Daten zu Zwecken der Rechtsverfolgung zu verwenden und strafrechtlich relevante Beiträge zur Anzeige zu bringen (siehe auch AGB). Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.