Fire rages through historic Stock Exchange in Copenhagen

The building, which is situated next to the Christiansborg Palace where the parliament sits, is a popular tourist attraction

Fire and smoke rise out of the Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its famous spire has collapsed.

The fire that began on Tuesday in the copper roof of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, has now spread to much of the building, and parts of the roof have also collapsed, said firefighters’ spokesman Jakob Vedsted Andersen.