Un gran incendio se declaró este martes, 16 de abril en el edificio de la antigua Bolsa de Copenhague, del siglo XVII, y su emblemática flecha se derrumbó entre las llamas.
Plumes of smoke billow from the historic Boersen stock exchange building which is on fire in central Copenhagen, Denmark on April 16, 2024. The building, one of the oldest in the Danish capital, was undergoing renovation work when in the morning it caught fire, whose cause was yet unknown. The building was erected in the 1620s as a commercial building by King Christian IV and is located next to the Danish parliament. (Photo by Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT | Foto: AFP or licensors
La policía indicó en la red social X que había acordonado parte del centro de la capital, para ayudar a los trabajos de extinción.
“Estamos ante un espectáculo terrible”, reaccionó la Cámara de Comercio tras el feroz incendio.
A firefighter tries to extinguish the flames at the historic Boersen stock exchange building which is on fire in central Copenhagen, Denmark on April 16, 2024. The building, one of the oldest in the Danish capital, was undergoing renovation work when in the morning of April 16, 2024 it caught fire, whose cause was yet unknown. The restoration of the building, which has served as an office building, included a new copper roof, replacement of the facade's bricks, and restoration of the building's sandstone decorations. The renovation was expected to be completed in the fall of 2024 in connection with the celebration of Boersen's 400-year anniversary. (Photo by Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT | Foto: AFP or licensors
Ante la emergencia, varias personas retiraron las obras de artes que se encontraban al interior del edificio en llamas, con el fin de perseverarlas.
El ministro de Cultura de Dinamarca, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, lamentó el incendio a través de su cuenta de X. “400 años de patrimonio danés están en llamas”, escribió. Asimismo, aplaudió los servicios de emergencias y los ciudadanos que colaboraron para “salvar tesoros artísticos e imágenes icónicas del edificio en llamas”.
A firefighter tries to extinguish the flames at the historic Boersen stock exchange building which is on fire in central Copenhagen, Denmark on April 16, 2024. The building, one of the oldest in the Danish capital, was undergoing renovation work when in the morning of April 16, 2024 it caught fire, whose cause was yet unknown. The restoration of the building, which has served as an office building, included a new copper roof, replacement of the facade's bricks, and restoration of the building's sandstone decorations. The renovation was expected to be completed in the fall of 2024 in connection with the celebration of Boersen's 400-year anniversary. (Photo by Emil Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT | Foto: AFP or licensors
